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Where does “nactus” come from?

nactus (Latin) comes from Latin nanciscor, from Latin -isco, from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

nactus (Latin): encountered, reached; contracted, caught

Definitions

  1. encountered, reached; contracted, caught

Ancestry of “nactus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnanciscorI meet with, stumble on, encounter, acquire, get,...
2Latin-iscoAlternative form of -escō; -iscō; dative...
3Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
4Proto-Italic-skō—
5Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “nactus”

  • nanctus
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