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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
1Latinōscitō—
2Latincitō—
3Latin-tō—
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “oscitans”

  • oscitant
  • oscitantly
  • oscitante
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