Where does “dosel” come from?
dosel (Spanish) comes from French dossier, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
dosel (Spanish): canopy
Definitions
- canopy
Ancestry of “dosel”, step by step
dosel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dossier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dossier | back of furniture, to rest the sitter's back on;... |
| 2 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |
via Catalan dosser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | dosser | — |