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Where does “subaqueous” come from?

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

subaqueous (English): Existing below the water surface; Designed for...

Definitions

  1. Existing below the water surface; Designed for...

Ancestry of “subaqueous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaqueousConsisting mostly of water
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous—
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsus—
6Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “subaqueous”

  • subaqueously
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