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Where does “odontotremataceous” come from?

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

odontotremataceous (English): Belonging to the Odontotremataceae

Definitions

  1. Belonging to the Odontotremataceae

Ancestry of “odontotremataceous”, 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-ōsus—
5Old Latin-ōssus—
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