Where does “-tu” come from?
-tu (Basque) comes from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
-tu (Basque): The most common verb-forming suffix
Definitions
- The most common verb-forming suffix
Ancestry of “-tu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |