Where does “fastigandus” come from?
fastigandus (Latin) comes from Latin fastigo, from Latin fastigium, from Proto-Italic farstjagjom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérstis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
Ancestry of “fastigandus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fastigo | I sharpen to a point; I slope up or down, to a... |
| 2 | Latin | fastigium | peak, summit, top; slope, declivity, descent;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | farstjagjom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰérstis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |