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Where does “tonitus” come from?

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

tonitus (Latin): thundered

Definitions

  1. thundered

Ancestry of “tonitus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tonitus”

  • tonite
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