Where does “rictus” come from?

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

rictus (Latin): the gaping of a mouth, as when laughing or...

Definitions

  1. the gaping of a mouth, as when laughing or...

Ancestry of “rictus”, 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 “rictus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Proto-Italic -tus →