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Where does “oleaginosus” come from?
oleaginosus (Latin) comes from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
oleaginosus
(Latin): oily
Definitions
oily
Ancestry of “oleaginosus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
-ōsus
ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
2
Old Latin
-ōssus
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