Where does “tormentoso” come from?

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

tormentoso (Italian): tormenting; painful, distressing

Definitions

  1. tormenting; painful, distressing

Ancestry of “tormentoso”, 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 “tormentoso

Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from Italian -oso
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