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Where does “furax” come from?

furax (Latin) comes from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

furax (Latin): thieving

Definitions

  1. thieving

Ancestry of “furax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āx—
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “furax”

  • furacious
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →