Where does “perpetuus” come from?

perpetuus (Latin) comes from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

perpetuus (Latin): perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,...

Definitions

  1. perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,...

Ancestry of “perpetuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
2Proto-Italic*-wos
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “perpetuus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -uusEvery word from Proto-Italic *-wos