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 -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from Latin ōtiōsus
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