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Where does “voraginous” come from?

voraginous (English) comes from Latin vorāginōsus, from Latin vorāgō, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

voraginous (English): Pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools;...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools;...

Ancestry of “voraginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorāginōsus—
2Latinvorāgō—
3Latin-ōsus—
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →