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Where does “crudelitas” come from?

crudelitas (Latin) comes from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

crudelitas (Latin): cruelty, severity

Definitions

  1. cruelty, severity

Ancestry of “crudelitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tās—
2Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “crudelitas”

  • cruelty
  • anticruelty
  • cruelty-free
  • crueldad
  • crudeltà
  • anticrueldade
  • crueldade
  • cruelte
  • crueldade
  • crueldá
  • crualté
  • crueldade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →