Where does “-oso” come from?

-oso (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

-oso (Portuguese): -ous, -y

Definitions

  1. -ous, -y

Ancestry of “-oso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-oso”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Old Portuguese -oso →