-aneous

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-aneous

/-ˈeɪ.nɪ.əs/ US, UK

Where it comes from

From Latin -āneus, with influence from -ous (from Latin -ōsus) although the two suffixes are not etymologically related.

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morpheme Found in adjectives from Latin.

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suffix Translations

Español	-áneo
Português	-âneo
Français	-ané, -ain
Italiano	-aneo

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"-aneous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-aneous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-aneous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-aneous

Chicago

"-aneous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-aneous.

BibTeX

@misc{aneous_2026,
  title = {-aneous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-aneous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}