Where does “populoso” come from?

populoso (Portuguese) comes from Latin populosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

populoso (Portuguese): populous

Definitions

  1. populous

Ancestry of “populoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpopulosusfull of people, populous; populous
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin populosus →