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Where does “calamitosus” come from?

calamitosus (Latin) comes from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

calamitosus (Latin): calamitous, disastrous, ruinous, destructive

Definitions

  1. calamitous, disastrous, ruinous, destructive

Ancestry of “calamitosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ōsus—
2Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “calamitosus”

  • calamitoso
  • calamitosamente
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →