Where does “gaseous” come from?
Gaseous derives from English gas combined with the English suffix -ous, ultimately tracing through Latin -osus and Proto-Germanic gatwǭ to Ancient Greek χάος meaning chaos or void.
gaseous (English): Relating to, or existing as, gas; Of a liquid...
Definitions
- Relating to, or existing as, gas; Of a liquid...
Ancestry of “gaseous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -eous | "Used with nouns to form adjectives with the... |
| 2 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 4 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
Words derived from “gaseous”