Where does “uso” come from?

uso (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Spanish oso, from Old Spanish osso, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

uso (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): Bear

Definitions

  1. Bear

Ancestry of “uso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishosobear; boar, male bear
2Old Spanishossobear
3Latinursusa bear
4Proto-Italic*orsos
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsosEvery word from Latin ursusEvery word from Old Spanish osso