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Where does “applausus” come from?

applausus (Latin) comes from Latin applaudō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

applausus (Latin): a clapping, flapping, beating together;...

Definitions

  1. a clapping, flapping, beating together;...

Ancestry of “applausus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapplaudō—
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “applausus”

  • applause
  • applausable
  • applauseless
  • applauselike
  • applauseful
  • applauseometer
  • aplauso
  • applauso
  • applausometro
  • aplauso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →