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Where does “ortus” come from?

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

ortus (Latin): risen; appeared; originated

Definitions

  1. risen; appeared; originated

Ancestry of “ortus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
2Proto-Italic-tus—
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “ortus”

  • ortet
  • ortu
  • orto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →