Where does “taut-” come from?
taut- (English) comes from Romanian -uț, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
taut- (English): Alternative form of tauto-
Definitions
- Alternative form of tauto-
Ancestry of “taut-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | -uț | Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and... |
| 2 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “taut-”