Where does “quaestus” come from?

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

quaestus (Latin): gain, acquisition, profit, advantage; occupation,...

Definitions

  1. gain, acquisition, profit, advantage; occupation,...

Ancestry of “quaestus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquaesitussought for, having been sought for; asked, having...
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “quaestus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus
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