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Where does “-ox” come from?

-ox (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

-ox (Proto-Brythonic): Forms the comparative of an adjective

Definitions

  1. Forms the comparative of an adjective

Ancestry of “-ox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ōsus—
2Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “-ox”

  • gwychach
  • cyfrinach
  • newyddach
  • doniolach
  • diflasach
  • tewach
  • tecach
  • byrrach
  • culach
  • hapusach
  • twpach
  • cynharach
  • anoddach
  • corrach
  • -ach
  • caletach
  • tristach
  • -ach
  • amserach
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →