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Where does “-ös” come from?

-ös (Swedish) comes from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

-ös (Swedish): -ous; making an adjective from a noun

Definitions

  1. -ous; making an adjective from a noun

Ancestry of “-ös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-eux-ous, -y
2Frenchgoitregoitre
3Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
4Vulgar Latingutturio—
5Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
6Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “-ös”

  • fabulös
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut- →