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English word origin

Etymology of -ose

Borrowed from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ous in stressed position. Often associated or conflated with the unrelated suffix -osis by folk etymology (e.g. prionose : prionosis; prionose : prionosis).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
suffix

Full of; affected by. · Having or characterized by the presence of. · Resembling, similar to (especially in shape or appearance).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ous in stressed position. Often associated or conflated with the unrelated suffix -osis by folk etymology (e.g. prionose : prionosis; prionose : prionosis).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mention-ōsusla
  • Doublet mention-ousen
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
suffix

Used to form the names of sugars. · Used to indicate a product of protein breakdown.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dléukus? Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose Back-formation from glucose. Compare French -ose.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Cognate mention-osefr
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
suffix

Occurs in some verbs derived from nouns in -osis, with an inchoative meaning “to undergo [a process]”.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) From a combination of sources, mainly nouns ending in -osis (or in origin from Latin -ōsis, French -ose), by processes of back-formation and analogy; possibly influenced adjectives ending in the unrelated -ose (Latin -ōsus) with an implicit function “to become [adjective]” (compare anastomose (verb) : anastomose (adjective)).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Derivation mention-ōsisla
  • Derivation mention-osefr
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