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Where does “bruto” come from?

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

bruto (Latin): dative masculine singular of brūtus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of brūtus; dative...

Ancestry of “bruto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrutuma senseless beast, a brute; nominative neuter...
2Latinbrūtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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