Where does “gemitus” come from?

gemitus (Latin) comes from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

gemitus (Latin): groan, sigh, lamentation; pain, sorrow; roaring

Definitions

  1. groan, sigh, lamentation; pain, sorrow; roaring

Ancestry of “gemitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
2Proto-Italic-tus—
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gemitus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →