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Where does “melmoso” come from?

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

melmoso (Italian): slimy; slushy, muddy

Definitions

  1. slimy; slushy, muddy

Ancestry of “melmoso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “melmoso”

  • melmosità
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →