Where does “-tus” come from?

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

-tus (Latin): Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms...

Definitions

  1. Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms...

Ancestry of “-tus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-tus
2Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-tus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Italic -tus