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.
Ancestry of “bountevous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | bontivous | — |
| 2 | Old French | -os | Alternative form of -us; -ous |
| 3 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 4 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 5 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 6 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |