Where does “lachrymose” come from?

lachrymose (English) comes from Latin lachrymōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

lachrymose (English): Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears,...

Definitions

  1. Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears,...

Ancestry of “lachrymose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlachrymōsus—
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “lachrymose”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin lachrymōsus →