Etymology

brutality

bru·tal·i·ty
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Today it means: The state of being brutal. Full definition →

English brutal ← Medieval Latin brūtālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂usder.?
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷrūtos
  4. Latinbrūtus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Medieval Latinbrūtālis
  8. Englishbrutal
  9. English todaybrutality

From brutal + -ity.

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