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Where does “anillo” come from?

anillo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish aniello, from Latin ānellus, from Latin ānulus, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os.

anillo (Spanish): ring; annulus; annulet

Definitions

  1. ring; annulus; annulet

Ancestry of “anillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishaniello—
2Latinānellus—
3Latinānulus—
4Latinānus—
5Kabuverdianuanoswe, first person plural
6Portuguesenóswe; us; "first-person plural objective personal...
7Old Portugueseenos—
8Old Portugueseosthe
9Vulgar Latin*lōs—
10Latinillōs—
11Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
12LatinolleArchaic form of ille
13Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “anillo”

  • anillin
  • anillero
  • anilla
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