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Where does “ceroso” come from?

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

ceroso (Portuguese): waxen

Definitions

  1. waxen

Ancestry of “ceroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincerosusfull of wax; waxy
2Latin-ōsus—
3Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →