Where does “-uz” come from?

-uz (Veps) comes from Sicilian -usu, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

-uz (Veps): Forms nouns describing actions or results from verbs

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns describing actions or results from verbs

Ancestry of “-uz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilian-usuose; -ous
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “-uz”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →