Where does “trtica” come from?

trtica (Slovene) comes from Slovene trta, from Latin torta, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

trtica (Slovene): tailbone, coccyx

Definitions

  1. tailbone, coccyx

Ancestry of “trtica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenetrtavine
2Latintortainflection of tortus: ## nominative feminine...
3Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
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
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