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Where does “-oso” come from?

-oso (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

-oso (Galician): place with

Definitions

  1. place with

Ancestry of “-oso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-oso—
2Latin-ōsus—
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “-oso”

  • milagroso
  • velenoso
  • milagrosamente
  • caloroso
  • montañoso
  • amoroso
  • sedoso
  • rochoso
  • amorosamente
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