Where does “-um” come from?
-um (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
-um (Latin): nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
Definitions
- nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
Ancestry of “-um”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |