Where does “-ōs” come from?

-ōs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-ōs (Proto-Italic): Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns...

Definitions

  1. Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns...

Ancestry of “-ōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
2Proto-Indo-European-oss—
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-ōs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -oss →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōs →