Where does “raucous” come from?
Raucous derives from Latin raucus, meaning hoarse or harsh-sounding, formed with the Latin adjectival suffix -cus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
raucous (English): Harsh and rough-sounding; Disorderly and...
Definitions
- Harsh and rough-sounding; Disorderly and...
Ancestry of “raucous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | raucitas | — |
| 2 | Latin | raucus | hoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky; raucous |
| 3 | Latin | -cus | suffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -kos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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