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
Ancestry of “cumbrously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cumbrous | Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome;... |
| 2 | Middle English | combrous | — |
| 3 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 4 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |