Where does “operatu” come from?

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

operatu (Basque): to act, to operate

Definitions

  1. to act, to operate

Ancestry of “operatu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “operatu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Basque -tu