Where does “petalous” come from?

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

petalous (English): Having petals

Definitions

  1. Having petals

Ancestry of “petalous”, 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—

Words derived from “petalous”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →
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