Where does “-entus” come from?

-entus (Latin) comes from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

-entus (Latin): adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “-entus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
2Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “-entus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂-
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