Where does “-aneous” come from?

-aneous (English) comes from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.

-aneous (English): A variant of -ous

Definitions

  1. A variant of -ous

Ancestry of “-aneous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āneusforming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Proto-Italic*-eosForms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material
Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Latin -āneus →