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Where does “nuptia” come from?

nuptia (Latin) comes from Latin nūptiae, from Latin nūpta, from Latin nūptus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

nuptia (Latin): marriage, wedding, nuptials

Definitions

  1. marriage, wedding, nuptials

Ancestry of “nuptia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūptiae—
2Latinnūpta—
3Latinnūptus—
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →