-ious
suffix
Meaning
- Alternative spelling of -ous.
Etymology / origin
Taken fron Latin adjectives ending in -iōsus and -ius or their Romance descendants. By surface analysis, -i- + -ous.
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suffix
Taken fron Latin adjectives ending in -iōsus and -ius or their Romance descendants. By surface analysis, -i- + -ous.
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