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
1Latincontumēliōsusabusive, insolent
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “contumelieus”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin contumēliōsus →
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