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iactus.

throwing, hurling, casting

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈjak.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈjak.tus]

  1. throwing, hurling, casting

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. throw, cast

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin iactus From iaciō + -tus (forming action nouns).

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