Where does “-um-” come from?
-um- (Ido) comes from Esperanto -um-, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
-um- (Ido): suffix to be used only in specific cases where...
Definitions
- suffix to be used only in specific cases where...
Ancestry of “-um-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | -um- | related in an unspecific way |
| 2 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
Words derived from “-um-”