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Where does “uveous” come from?

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

uveous (English): Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grape or...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grape or...

Ancestry of “uveous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eous"Used with nouns to form adjectives with the...
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—
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