Where does “brutal” come from?

brutal (French) comes from Medieval Latin brutalis, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

brutal (French): brutal; person who acts brutally

Definitions

  1. brutal; person who acts brutally

Ancestry of “brutal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbrutalissavage, stupid
2Latinbrūtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “brutal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin brūtus →