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Where does “fastigiatus” come from?

fastigiatus (Latin) comes from Latin fastigium, from Proto-Italic farstjagjom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérstis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

fastigiatus (Latin): peaked

Definitions

  1. peaked

Ancestry of “fastigiatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfastigiumpeak, summit, top; slope, declivity, descent;...
2Proto-Italicfarstjagjom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰérstis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “fastigiatus”

  • fastigiate
  • subfastigiate
  • subfastigiately
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