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Where does “permaloso” come from?

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

permaloso (Italian): thin-skinned, touchy; A touchy person

Definitions

  1. thin-skinned, touchy; A touchy person

Ancestry of “permaloso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “permaloso”

  • permalosità
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →