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Where does “tumultuousness” come from?

tumultuousness (English) comes from English tumultuous, from Old French tumultuous, from Latin tumultuōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

tumultuousness (English): The quality of being tumultuous

Definitions

  1. The quality of being tumultuous

Ancestry of “tumultuousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtumultuousCharacterized by loud, confused noise; Causing or...
2Old Frenchtumultuous—
3Latintumultuōsus—
4Latin-ōsus—
5Old Latin-ōssus—
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