Where does “deyntevous” come from?
deyntevous (Middle English) comes from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
deyntevous (Middle English): attractive, fine, pleasant
Definitions
- attractive, fine, pleasant
Ancestry of “deyntevous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 2 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 4 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
Words derived from “deyntevous”