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tonitrus.

thunder;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtɔ.nɪ.trʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈtɔː.ni.trus]

  1. thunder

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sten-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *(s)tonh₂éyeti Proto-Italic *tonaō Latin tonō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin *tonitus ▲ Latin fulgetruminflu. Latin tonitrus From *tonitus, from tonō (“to thunder”) + -tus, with insertion of -r- by analogy with fulgetrum (“lightning”).

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