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Where does “planctus” come from?

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

planctus (Latin): struck, beaten; bewailed, lamented, mourned;...

Definitions

  1. struck, beaten; bewailed, lamented, mourned;...

Ancestry of “planctus”, 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 “planctus”

  • complaint
  • plaint
  • countercomplaint
  • plaintless
  • plaintful
  • complaintive
  • complaintful
  • llanto
  • pianto
  • plaint
  • pranto
  • prantear
  • plainte
  • compleynte
  • plaint
  • compleindre
  • pleint
  • pleint
  • plaint
  • plãmtu
  • planto
  • pranto
  • komplen
  • compleint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →