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Where does “anarthrous” come from?

anarthrous (English) comes from English arthrous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

anarthrous (English): Not having an article; Not having a determiner;...

Definitions

  1. Not having an article; Not having a determiner;...

Ancestry of “anarthrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharthrousOf, pertaining to, or being the use of a term...
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous—
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsus—
6Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “anarthrous”

  • anarthrously
  • anarthrousness
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