[1] The suffix -ōsus meaning ‘full of’ is used to form adjectives from nouns.
aestus: heat
- aestuōsus, -a, -um: hot; sultry
nebula: fog
- nebulōsus: foggy
nix: snow
- nivōsus: snowy
pluvia: rain
- pluviōsus: rainy
procella: storm
- procellōsus: stormy
pruīna: frost
- pruīnōsus: frosty
tempestās: storm
- tempestuōsus: stormy
ventus: wind
- ventōsus: windy
[2] Words ending in -ous in
English are derived, through Old French, from Latin -ōsus:
cūra, -ae 1/f: care + -ōsus
> cūriōsus: full of care > Engl. curious
fāma, -ae 1/f: fame + -ōsus
> fāmōsus: full of fame > Engl. famous
glōria, -ae 1/f: glory +
-ōsus > glōriōsus: full of glory > Engl. glorious
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