Where does “salnitroso” come from?
salnitroso (Italian) comes from Italian -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
salnitroso (Italian): saltpetre
Ancestry of “salnitroso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | -oso | -ous, -ful, -y |
| 2 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |