Where does “lachrymosity” come from?

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

lachrymosity (English): The quality of being lachrymose

Definitions

  1. The quality of being lachrymose

Ancestry of “lachrymosity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlachrymoseTearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears,...
2Latinlachrymōsus
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus
Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from Latin lachrymōsus