Where does “altosa” come from?

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

altosa (Portuguese): a wool longer than ordinary wool

Definitions

  1. a wool longer than ordinary wool

Ancestry of “altosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-osafeminine singular of -oso
2Portuguese-oso-ous, -y
3Old Portuguese-oso—
4Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
5Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →