Etymograph

English

lanose

Lanose comes from Latin lānōsus ‘woolly’, from lāna ‘wool’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂‘wool’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wlānareconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElāna‘wool’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElānōsus‘woolly’
  6. Englishtodaylanose

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂‘wool’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wlānareconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElāna‘wool’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElānōsus‘woolly’
  6. Englishtodaylanose

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

value, wild, equivalent, valid, velvet, valuation, vale, avail, wield, fluff, valiant, vail, valour, cuckold, woolen, velour, valorous, lanolin, 42 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ ‘wool’

wool, flannel, woll, 12 more

Today it means

adj Woolly, resembling wool.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- / lanose

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