Where does “singultio” come from?

singultio (Italian) comes from Italian -io, from New Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

singultio (Italian): insistent or repeated sob

Definitions

  1. insistent or repeated sob

Ancestry of “singultio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ioUsed with verb roots to derive nouns with...
2New Latin-iumbiological structure; Suffix used to form...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iusEvery word from Italian -io