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Where does “bruto” come from?

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

bruto (Italian): brute

Definitions

  1. brute

Ancestry of “bruto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrūtus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
3Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “bruto”

  • brute
  • abbrutire
  • abbrutimento
  • labbruto
  • bruta
  • bruttotuotanto
  • bruttokansantuote
  • bruttotulo
  • bruttomyynti
  • brutto
  • bkt
  • brutto
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