Where does “lituus” come from?
lituus (Latin) comes from Latin liticen, from Latin -cen, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
lituus (Latin): a military trumpet; a curved staff
Definitions
- a military trumpet; a curved staff
Ancestry of “lituus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | liticen | a clarionblower, a military trumpeter |
| 2 | Latin | -cen | appended to the names of musical instruments,... |
| 3 | Latin | canō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
Words derived from “lituus”