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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

onus.

load, burden; cargo;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɔ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.nus]

  1. burden, load

    declension-3 · neuter

  2. cargo, freight

    declension-3 · neuter

  3. tax, tax burden

    declension-3 · figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃en(H)- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃én(H)os Proto-Italic *onos Latin onus From Proto-Italic *onos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃én(H)os, from the root *h₃en(H)-. Cognate with Sanskrit अनस् (ánas, “heavy cart; mother; birth; offspring”).

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