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Where does “-oso” come from?

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

-oso (Spanish): -ous, -ful, -y

Definitions

  1. -ous, -ful, -y

Ancestry of “-oso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanish-oso—
2Latin-osus-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to
3Old Latin-ososaccusative masculine plural of -ōsus
4Latinont-to-s—
5Latin-o-wont-to-s—

Words derived from “-oso”

  • oloroso
  • venturoso
  • deshonroso
  • antituberculoso
  • enojoso
  • achacoso
  • rizomatoso
  • ruidoso
  • aceitoso
  • mimoso
  • haraposo
  • penoso
  • habiloso
  • afanoso
  • ganchoso
  • latoso
  • intravenoso
  • venoso
  • verdoso
  • afrentoso
  • espacioso
  • baboso
  • orgullosa
  • ostentoso
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