Where does “conatûs” come from?

conatûs (English) comes from Latin cōnātūs, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

conatûs (English): An effort, an endeavour, a striving

Definitions

  1. An effort, an endeavour, a striving

Ancestry of “conatûs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnātūstried, attempted, having tried
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin cōnātūs