Where does “sevirate” come from?

sevirate (English) comes from Latin sēvirātus, 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.

sevirate (English): Alternative form of sexvirate: a group of six men

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sexvirate: a group of six men

Ancestry of “sevirate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēvirātus—
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 →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Proto-Italic -ātos →