Where does “tautonym” come from?
tautonym (English) comes from English taut-, from Romanian -uț, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tautonym (English): A binomial name consisting of the same word...
Definitions
- A binomial name consisting of the same word...
Ancestry of “tautonym”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | taut- | Alternative form of tauto- |
| 2 | Romanian | -uț | Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and... |
| 3 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |