Where does “raucus” come from?

raucus (Latin) comes from Latin -cus, from Proto-Italic -kos, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

raucus (Latin): hoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky; raucous

Definitions

  1. hoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky; raucous

Ancestry of “raucus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
2Proto-Italic-kos
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “raucus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos