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Where does “năsut” come from?

năsut (Romanian) comes from Latin nasutus, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

năsut (Romanian): having a big nose; curious, cheeky, impudent

Definitions

  1. having a big nose; curious, cheeky, impudent

Ancestry of “năsut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnasutusbig-nosed; that has a large nose; satirical,...
2Latin-utus—
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →