Where does “racemose” come from?

racemose (Italian) comes from Italian racemoso, from Latin racēmōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

racemose (Italian): feminine plural of racemoso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of racemoso

Ancestry of “racemose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianracemosoracemose
2Latinracēmōsusfull of clusters, clustering
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin racēmōsus →