Where does “-ouse” come from?

-ouse (French) comes from French -euse, from Latin -osa — nominative feminine singular of -ōsus; nominative...

-ouse (French): Forming feminine nouns of colloquial or slang...

Definitions

  1. Forming feminine nouns of colloquial or slang...

Ancestry of “-ouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-eusefemale equivalent of -eur; feminine singular of...
2Latin-osanominative feminine singular of -ōsus; nominative...

Words derived from “-ouse”

Every word from Latin -osa →Every word from French -euse →