Where does “luto” come from?
luto (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish luto, from Latin lūctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “luto”, step by step
luto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish luto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | luto | mourning |
| 2 | Latin | lūctus | mourned, grieved, lamented |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lutuq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lutuq | to cook |