Where does “bellicosissimo” come from?

bellicosissimo (Italian) comes from Italian bellicoso, from Latin bellicosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

Ancestry of “bellicosissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbellicosowarlike, bellicose, belligerent, combative
2Latinbellicosuswarlike, fierce, bellicose
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin bellicosus →