Where does “ratu” come from?

ratu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese rato, from Latin raptus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

ratu (Kabuverdianu): mouse; rat

Definitions

  1. mouse; rat

Ancestry of “ratu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseratorat; mouse; burglar; petty thief
2Latinraptussnatched, having been snatched, grabbed, having...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin raptus →