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Where does “tonitrus” come from?

tonitrus (Latin) comes from Latin tonitus, from Latin tonō, from Latin tonāre, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tenh₂- — to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...

tonitrus (Latin): thunder

Definitions

  1. thunder

Ancestry of “tonitrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintonitusthundered
2Latintonō—
3Latintonāre—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tenh₂-to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...

Words derived from “tonitrus”

  • tronido
  • tonnerre
  • tonitruer
  • paratonnerre
  • tonitrument
  • tuneire
  • tronitus
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