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Where does “Anatidae” come from?

Anatidae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Anas, from Latin Anas, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs.

Ancestry of “Anatidae”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Anatidae”

  • anatidaephobia
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