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Where does “contumelieus” come from?

contumelieus (Old French) comes from Latin contumēliōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

Ancestry of “contumelieus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontumēliōsus—
2Latin-ōsus—
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “contumelieus”

  • contumelious
  • contumeliously
  • contumeliousness
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