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Where does “-osio” come from?

-osio (Italian) comes from French -ose, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

-osio (Italian): -ose

Definitions

  1. -ose

Ancestry of “-osio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ose-osis, a functional disease or condition; -ose, a...
2Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-osio”

  • fruttosio
  • glucosio
  • ribosio
  • callosio
  • amilosio
  • arabinosio
  • maltosio
  • fucosio
  • pentosio
  • polifruttosio
  • galattosio
  • xilosio
  • adenosinfosfato
  • adenosinmonofosfato
  • adenosindifosfato
  • adenosintrifosfatasi
  • adenosina
  • adenosintrifosfato
  • fosfoglucosio
  • destrosio
  • furanosio
  • piranosio
  • lattosio
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