Where does “Raposo” come from?

Raposo (English) comes from Galician raposo, from Spanish raposo, from Old Spanish raposo, from Old Spanish -oso, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.

Ancestry of “Raposo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Galician	raposo	fox
2	Spanish	raposo	fox
3	Old Spanish	raposo	—
4	Old Spanish	-oso	—
5	Latin	-osus	-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
6	Old Latin	-osos	accusative masculine plural of -ōsus
7	Latin	ont-to-s	—
8	Latin	-o-wont-to-s	—

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