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Where does “ociosité” come from?

ociosité (Middle French) comes from Latin otiositas, from Latin ōtiōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

Ancestry of “ociosité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinotiositasleisure, idleness
2Latinōtiōsus—
3Latin-ōsus—
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →