Where does “-vus” come from?
-vus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
-vus (Latin): Alternative form of -uus
Ancestry of “-vus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “-vus”