Where does “brutalis” come from?

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

brutalis (Late Latin): beastly, stupid; savage, stupid

Definitions

  1. beastly, stupid; savage, stupid

Ancestry of “brutalis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brutalis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin brūtus →