Where does “uncumbrous” come from?
uncumbrous (English) comes from English cumbrous, from Middle English combrous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
uncumbrous (English): Not cumbrous
Definitions
- Not cumbrous
Ancestry of “uncumbrous”, step by step
uncumbrous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cumbrous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cumbrous | Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome;... |
| 2 | Middle English | combrous | — |
| 3 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 4 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 6 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |