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Where does “costoso” come from?

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

costoso (Italian): costly, expensive

Definitions

  1. costly, expensive

Ancestry of “costoso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “costoso”

  • supercostoso
  • costosamente
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →