Where does “onus” come from?

onus (Dutch) comes from Latin onus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃énh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European h₃enh₂- — to onerate; to charge.

onus (Dutch): burden

Definitions

  1. burden

Ancestry of “onus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinonusburden, load; cargo, freight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃énh₂osload; burden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃enh₂-to onerate; to charge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃enh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃énh₂os →Every word from Latin onus →
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