Where does “pretenzioso” come from?

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

pretenzioso (Italian): pretentious

Definitions

  1. pretentious

Ancestry of “pretenzioso”, 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 “pretenzioso”

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