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Where does “Nesso” come from?

Nesso (Italian) comes from Latin nexūs, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “Nesso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnexūs—
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →