Where does “cabuloso” come from?

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

cabuloso (Portuguese): freaky; spooky; awesome

Definitions

  1. freaky; spooky; awesome

Ancestry of “cabuloso”, step by step

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