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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”

  • course
  • market
  • spirit
  • event
  • spiritual
  • domestic
  • affect
  • eventually
  • virtue
  • honest
  • push
  • virtually
  • virtual
  • pulse
  • adventure
  • pushing
  • exit
  • literacy
  • coarse
  • regression
  • honesty
  • flux
  • applause
  • advent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →