Where does “-nus” come from?

-nus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

-nus (Latin): -an

Definitions

  1. -an

Ancestry of “-nus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
2Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “-nus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →