Where does “fogoso” come from?

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

fogoso (Portuguese): enthusiastic; salacious; hot-headed

Definitions

  1. enthusiastic; salacious; hot-headed

Ancestry of “fogoso”, 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 →
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