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Where does “succuss” come from?

succuss (English) comes from Latin succutere, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

succuss (English): To shake with vigor

Definitions

  1. To shake with vigor

Ancestry of “succuss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuccuterepresent active infinitive of succutiō; to shake...
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →