-osus

Latin

suffix-adj
Definitions
  • ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Latin -ōsos derived from Proto-Indo-European *-wénts, *-went-, *-to-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-to-

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