Where does “belliqueux” come from?
belliqueux (French) comes from Latin bellicosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
belliqueux (French): bellicose; warlike; warmongering
Definitions
- bellicose; warlike; warmongering
Ancestry of “belliqueux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bellicosus | warlike, fierce, bellicose |
| 2 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 3 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |