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Where does “netun” come from?

netun (French) comes from Latin Neptūnus, from Proto-Italic neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “netun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNeptūnus—
2Proto-Italicneptūnos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “netun”

  • lutin
  • lutiner
  • luitin
  • luiton
  • nuiton
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