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Where does “sebax” come from?

sebax (Latin) comes from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

sebax (Latin): rich in tallow

Definitions

  1. rich in tallow

Ancestry of “sebax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āx—
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →