Where does “misteous” come from?

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

misteous (English): Misty; obscure; vague

Definitions

  1. Misty; obscure; vague

Ancestry of “misteous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eous"Used with nouns to form adjectives with the...
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—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →