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Where does “riottoso” come from?

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

riottoso (Italian): quarrelsome; intractable

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome; intractable

Ancestry of “riottoso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “riottoso”

  • riottosamente
  • riottosità
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →