Where does “-osity” come from?

-osity (English) comes from Middle English -ouste, from Old French -ouseté, from Latin -ositas.

-osity (English): Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from...

Definitions

  1. Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from...

Ancestry of “-osity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-ouste—
2Old French-ouseté—
3Latin-ositas—

Words derived from “-osity”

Every word from Latin -ositas →Every word from Middle English -ouste →Every word from Old French -ouseté →