Where does “bountevous” come from?

bountevous (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman bontivous, from Old French -os, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.

bountevous (Middle English): Virtuous, benevolent; morally good

Definitions

  1. Virtuous, benevolent; morally good

Ancestry of “bountevous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanbontivous—
2Old French-osAlternative form of -us; -ous
3Latin-osus-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
4Old Latin-ososaccusative masculine plural of -ōsus
5Latinont-to-s—
6Latin-o-wont-to-s—

Words derived from “bountevous”

Every word from Latin -o-wont-to-s →Every word from Latin -osus →Every word from Old French -os →
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