Where does “serendipitous” come from?

Serendipitous derives from English serendipity, formed from English Serendip with the French suffix -ité, ultimately from Latin -itas and Proto-Indo-European -it-, expressing a quality or state.

serendipitous (English): by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune; good,...

Definitions

  1. by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune; good,...

Ancestry of “serendipitous”, 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 “serendipitous”

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