Where does “raposo” come from?

raposo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish raposo, from Old Spanish raposo, from Old Spanish -oso, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.

raposo (Portuguese): foxlike in colour; a male fox; crafty / wily...

Definitions

foxlike in colour; a male fox; crafty / wily...

Ancestry of “raposo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	raposo	fox
2	Old Spanish	raposo	fox
3	Old Spanish	-oso	—
4	Latin	-osus	-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
5	Old Latin	-osos	accusative masculine plural of -ōsus
6	Latin	ont-to-s	—
7	Latin	-o-wont-to-s	—

Words derived from “raposo”

Raposo
raposinho

Every word from Latin -o-wont-to-s →Every word from Latin -osus →Every word from Old Spanish -oso →