Where does “oscitans” come from?

oscitans (Latin) comes from Latin ōscitō, from Latin citō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

oscitans (Latin): present active participle of ōscitō; listless,...

Definitions

  1. present active participle of ōscitō; listless,...

Ancestry of “oscitans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōscitōto open one's mouth, gape
2Latincitōquickly, fast
3Latin-tōForms here
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “oscitans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin -tō →