Where does “toilous” come from?

toilous (Middle English) comes from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

toilous (Middle English): quarrelsome, belligerent

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome, belligerent

Ancestry of “toilous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-ous—
2Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →
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