Where does “tantalous” come from?

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

tantalous (English): Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than...

Definitions

  1. Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than...

Ancestry of “tantalous”, 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—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →