Where does “ominous” come from?
Ominous derives from Latin ominosus, formed with the suffix Latin -osus (full of) applied to Latin -men, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ with the suffix Proto-Indo-European -mn̥.
ominous (English): Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or...
Ancestry of “ominous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ominosus | foreboding, ominous, portentous |
| 2 | Latin | ōmen | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | osmen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
Words derived from “ominous”