Where does “voragine” come from?

voragine (Italian) comes from Latin vorāgō, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

voragine (Italian): chasm, abyss

Definitions

  1. chasm, abyss

Ancestry of “voragine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorāgōabyss, chasm, whirlpool, deep hole, pit
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin vorāgō →
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