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Where does “-oss” come from?

-oss (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “-oss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-oss”

  • censorship
  • create
  • creative
  • cursor
  • terror
  • cursory
  • censor
  • humor
  • cursorily
  • terrorism
  • terrorist
  • postcursor
  • anticensorship
  • humour
  • censorable
  • creativity
  • rigorous
  • precensorship
  • grandeur
  • censorian
  • creator
  • censorware
  • cursitor
  • tailor
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