Where does “branchiatus” come from?
branchiatus (New Latin) comes from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
branchiatus (New Latin): having gills
Ancestry of “branchiatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -atus | -ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |