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Where does “brūtus” come from?

brūtus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “brūtus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
2Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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