Where does “morsum” come from?

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

morsum (Latin): a piece, bit; accusative singular of morsus

Definitions

  1. a piece, bit; accusative singular of morsus

Ancestry of “morsum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorsusbitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been...
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “morsum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin morsus