Where does “maleureux” come from?

maleureux (Middle French) comes from Middle French -eux, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

maleureux (Middle French): wretched; miserable; wretch

Definitions

  1. wretched; miserable; wretch

Ancestry of “maleureux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle French-eux-ous, -y
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 →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Old French -us →