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-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
2Old Latin-ōssus

Words derived from “-ox

Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsus