Where does “diœcious” come from?

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

diœcious (English): Alternative spelling of dioecious

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of dioecious

Ancestry of “diœcious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-oeciousForms adjectives describing the arrangement of...
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—

Words derived from “diœcious”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →