Where does “vorago” come from?

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

vorago (English): abyss, chasm, gulf

Definitions

  1. abyss, chasm, gulf

Ancestry of “vorago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorāgōabyss, chasm, whirlpool, deep hole, pit
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin vorāgō →