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Where does “-tus” come from?
-tus
(Proto-Indo-European): Derives action nouns from verb roots
Definitions
Derives action nouns from verb roots
Words derived from “-tus”
cost
stand
opportunity
Oxford
port
wake
Ford
op
Portuguese
Stanford
airport
woke
Portugal
disgust
standpoint
waking
Hart
transit
Portland
Ferguson
passport
Clifford
Vancouver
Newport