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Where does “mussitation” come from?

mussitation (English) comes from Latin mussitātiō, from Latin mussitatus, from Latin mussito, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

mussitation (English): speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a...

Definitions

  1. speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a...

Ancestry of “mussitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmussitātiō—
2Latinmussitatuskept quiet, having been kept quiet; muttered,...
3LatinmussitoI keep quiet; I mutter, murmur
4Latin-itoForms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or...
5Latin-tō—
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →