Where does “luctificus” come from?

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

luctificus (Latin): baleful; causing grief

Definitions

  1. baleful; causing grief

Ancestry of “luctificus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūctusmourned, grieved, lamented
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin lūctus →