Where does “cuspate” come from?

cuspate (English) comes from English -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

cuspate (English): having cusps

Definitions

  1. having cusps

Ancestry of “cuspate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →