-uus etymology

Latin word -uus comes from Proto-Indo-European *gAlw-, and later Proto-Indo-European *-wós (Creates adjectives from verb stems.)

Detailed word origin of -uus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*gAlw- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*-wós Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Creates adjectives from verb stems.
-uus Latin (lat) Forms adjectives on verbal stems.