Where does “contegnoso” come from?

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

contegnoso (Italian): composed, reserved, dignified

Definitions

  1. composed, reserved, dignified

Ancestry of “contegnoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-oso-ous, -ful, -y
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “contegnoso”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Italian -oso →
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