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formosus.

beautiful, handsome

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[foːrˈmoː.sʊs]Classical-Latin[forˈmɔː.s̬us]

  1. beautiful, handsome

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. aesthetic, well-formed

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin fōrmōsus From fōrma (“shape, beauty”) + -ōsus (“full of”). Compare typologically Proto-Slavic *lěpъ (< *lěpiti) (Russian ле́пый (lépyj), лепи́ть (lepítʹ)). Also compare Greek όμορφος (ómorfos) < Ancient Greek εὔμορφος (eúmorphos) < εὖ (eû) + μορφή (morphḗ) (with the second element of the Greek term, for the first element see Latin bellus).

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