Where does “nasicornous” come from?

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

nasicornous (English): Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the...

Definitions

  1. Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the...

Ancestry of “nasicornous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
2Middle English-ous—
3Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
4Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
5Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →