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Where does “oyseux” come from?

oyseux (Old French) comes from Old French oisos, from Latin ōtiōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

oyseux (Old French): idle

Definitions

  1. idle

Ancestry of “oyseux”, step by step

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