Where does “-tum” come from?

-tum (Latin) comes from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

-tum (Latin): masculine accusative singular of -tus; neuter...

Definitions

  1. masculine accusative singular of -tus; neuter...

Ancestry of “-tum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
2Proto-Italic-tus—
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-tum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →