Where does “brute” come from?

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

brute (Italian): feminine plural of bruto

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of bruto

Ancestry of “brute”, 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 →