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Where does “caliginous” come from?

caliginous (English) comes from Latin cālīginōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

caliginous (English): Dark, obscure; murky

Definitions

  1. Dark, obscure; murky

Ancestry of “caliginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincālīginōsus—
2Latin-ōsus—
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “caliginous”

  • caliginousness
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →