Senso (Inglese)

you

Frequenza

A1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/bosˈteðɪ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Attested since 1671 (bosastede). Borrowed and adapted from Spanish vuesasted or some similar variant, from the addressing form vuestra merced (“your grace”). The expected result from the inherited equivalent vossa mercee would be *vocé, but it seems to never have developed, the usual form being vós until Spanish borrowings started replacing it. Compare Catalan vostè, Portuguese você, Spanish usted.

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