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Where does “otiosity” come from?

otiosity (English) comes from Middle French ociosité, from Latin otiositas, from Latin ōtiōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

otiosity (English): The state or quality of being otiose

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being otiose

Ancestry of “otiosity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchociosité—
2Latinotiositasleisure, idleness
3Latinōtiōsus—
4Latin-ōsus—
5Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →