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Where does “rigoglioso” come from?

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

rigoglioso (Italian): luxuriant, blooming, thriving

Definitions

  1. luxuriant, blooming, thriving

Ancestry of “rigoglioso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rigoglioso”

  • rigogliosità
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →