Where does “núpcias” come from?

núpcias (Portuguese) comes from Latin nūptiae, from Latin nūpta, from Latin nūptus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

núpcias (Portuguese): wedding; nuptials

Definitions

  1. wedding; nuptials

Ancestry of “núpcias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūptiaewedding, marriage, nuptials
2Latinnūptabride
3Latinnūptuscovered, veiled, having been veiled
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin nūptus →