Where does “plausus” come from?

plausus (Latin) comes from Latin plaudo, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

plausus (Latin): struck; applause, cheers

Definitions

  1. struck; applause, cheers

Ancestry of “plausus”, step by step

plausus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin plaudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinplaudoI strike, beat, clap; I applaud; I clap my hands...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via Latin plaudere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplauderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...

Words derived from “plausus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-Every word from Latin plaudo