Where does “cadaverous” come from?
Cadaverous comes from Middle English -ous, Old French -eux, Latin -osus, Old Latin -osos, Proto-Italic -owonssos, and ultimately Proto-Italic -o-wont-to-s, an adjectival suffix.
cadaverous (English): Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver
Definitions
- Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver
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