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Where does “grunnitus” come from?

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

grunnitus (Latin): grunted; grunting, a grunt

Definitions

  1. grunted; grunting, a grunt

Ancestry of “grunnitus”, 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 “grunnitus”

  • gruñido
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →