Where does “arbitrarius” come from?

arbitrarius (Latin) comes from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

arbitrarius (Latin): arbitrating; arbitrary

Definitions

  1. arbitrating; arbitrary

Ancestry of “arbitrarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āriuser
2Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “arbitrarius

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios