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

caliginous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cālīginōsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincālīginōsusfull of mist, covered with mist, misty, foggy; cloudy
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—

via Middle French caligineux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcaligineuxdark

Words derived from “caliginous”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin cālīginōsus →