-nus

Latin

suffix-adj

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-nós (suffix creating adjective nouns from verbs, suffix forming a verbal adjective from a verb stem).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-nós

Gloss

suffix creating adjective nouns from verbs, suffix forming a verbal adjective from a verb stem

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ānus Latin
-νος Ancient Greek
*-nós Proto-Indo-European
*steb- Proto-Indo-European
*-anaz Proto-Germanic
-ան Old Armenian

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