Where does “antzerki” come from?

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

antzerki (Basque): theatrical play

Definitions

  1. theatrical play

Ancestry of “antzerki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueantzeratuto imitate, mimic
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Basque -tu