Where does “-arum” come from?

-arum (Latin) comes from Old Frisian alder, from Old Frisian thēr, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

-arum (Latin): genitive feminine plural of -us; genitive plural...

Definitions

  1. genitive feminine plural of -us; genitive plural...

Ancestry of “-arum”, step by step

-arum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian alder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianalderthen
2Old Frisianthēr—
3Proto-West Germanicþārthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Frisian hēm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhēm—
2Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →