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Where does “calamitoso” come from?

calamitoso (Italian) comes from Latin calamitosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

calamitoso (Italian): disastrous, calamitous

Definitions

  1. disastrous, calamitous

Ancestry of “calamitoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalamitosuscalamitous, disastrous, ruinous, destructive
2Latin-ōsus—
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “calamitoso”

  • calamitosamente
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →