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Where does “brut” come from?

brut (Middle French) comes from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “brut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrut—
2Latinbrūtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “brut”

  • brute
  • brutish
  • brutishness
  • brut
  • brutishly
  • brutely
  • imbrute
  • brutelike
  • bruteness
  • brutify
  • brutism
  • imbrutement
  • brutist
  • brutes
  • unbrutish
  • unbrute
  • brut
  • abruti
  • abrutissime
  • abrutir
  • brute
  • abrutissant
  • brut
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