Where does “oisif” come from?

oisif (French) comes from Old French oisdif, from Old French oisos, from Latin ōtiōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

oisif (French): idle

Definitions

  1. idle

Ancestry of “oisif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoisdif—
2Old Frenchoisos—
3Latinōtiōsusidle
4Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
5Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “oisif”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin ōtiōsus →