-itous
suffix
- forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -ity (such as calamitous corresponding to calamity)[构成形容词与以-ity结尾的名词相对应, 如calamitous与calamity 相对应]。
词源
from French -iteux, from Latin -itosus.
ORIGIN: from -it(y + -ous , from or after French -iteux , Latin -itosus .