Where does “cumbrously” come from?

cumbrously (English) comes from English cumbrous, from Middle English combrous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

cumbrously (English): In a cumbrous manner

Definitions

  1. In a cumbrous manner

Ancestry of “cumbrously”, step by step

cumbrously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cumbrous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcumbrousUnwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome;...
2Middle Englishcombrous
3Middle English-ous
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from Old French -us
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