Where does “afalaurre” come from?

afalaurre (Basque) comes from Basque afaldu, from Basque -tu, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

afalaurre (Basque): time before dinner

Definitions

  1. time before dinner

Ancestry of “afalaurre”, step by step

afalaurre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque afaldu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueafalduto have dinner
2Basque-tuThe most common verb-forming suffix
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Basque aurre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueaurrefront
2Proto-Basque*aur—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Basque -tu →