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Where does “affannoso” come from?

affannoso (Italian) comes from Italian -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

affannoso (Italian): laboured; anxious

Definitions

  1. laboured; anxious

Ancestry of “affannoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-oso-ous, -ful, -y
2Latin-ōsus—
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “affannoso”

  • affannosamente
  • affannosità
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →