Where does “tautonymous” come from?
tautonymous (English) comes from English tautonym, 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.
tautonymous (English): Describes a word that is a tautonym
Definitions
- Describes a word that is a tautonym
Ancestry of “tautonymous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tautonym | A binomial name consisting of the same word... |
| 2 | English | taut- | Alternative form of tauto- |
| 3 | Romanian | -uț | Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and... |
| 4 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |