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Where does “-sum” come from?

-sum (Latin) comes from Latin -sus, from Proto-Italic *-sos.

-sum (Latin): accusative singular of -sus

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of -sus

Ancestry of “-sum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-susAlternative form of -tus
2Proto-Italic*-sos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-sos →