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Where does “nostrum” come from?

Nostrum comes from Latin nostrum, the neuter form of Latin noster meaning "our," derived from Proto-Italic nōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wéy and éǵh₂.

nostrum (English): A medicine or remedy in conventional use which...

Definitions

  1. A medicine or remedy in conventional use which...

Ancestry of “nostrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnostrumof us; partitive genitive of nōs; nominative...
2Proto-Italicnosterosour
3Proto-Indo-Europeannos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “nostrum”

  • nostra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →