Where does “tumultuos” come from?
tumultuos (Romanian) comes from French tumultueux, from Latin tumultuōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
tumultuos (Romanian): tumultuous
Definitions
- tumultuous
Ancestry of “tumultuos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tumultueux | tumultuous |
| 2 | Latin | tumultuōsus | turbulent, restless |
| 3 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 4 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |