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Where does “suaviandus” come from?

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

suaviandus (Latin): which is to be kissed

Definitions

  1. which is to be kissed

Ancestry of “suaviandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuaviorI kiss; sweeter
2Latinsuāvium—
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →