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Where does “lanoso” come from?

lanoso (Spanish) comes from Latin lanosus, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

lanoso (Spanish): woolly

Definitions

  1. woolly

Ancestry of “lanoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlanosuswoolly
2Latinlāna—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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