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Where does “bruta” come from?

bruta (Italian) comes from Italian bruto, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

bruta (Italian): feminine singular of bruto

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of bruto

Ancestry of “bruta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrutobrute
2Latinbrūtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →