Where does “literose” come from?

literose (English) comes from Latin litterosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

literose (English): Distinctively literary, usually in a studied or...

Definitions

  1. Distinctively literary, usually in a studied or...

Ancestry of “literose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlitterosuscultured, learned
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin litterosus →