Where does “espinhoso” come from?

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

espinhoso (Portuguese): prickly; thorny

Definitions

  1. prickly; thorny

Ancestry of “espinhoso”, 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 →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Portuguese -oso →