Where does “chymiferous” come from?

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

chymiferous (English): Bearing or containing chyme

Definitions

  1. Bearing or containing chyme

Ancestry of “chymiferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ferousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, producing the...
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus
Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from English -ous
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