adjective/kontaˈxjoso/
contagious
Related: contagiosidad
Etymology tree Latin contagium Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -osus Late Latin contāgiōsusbor. Spanish contagioso Borrowed from Late Latin contāgiōsus. By surface analysis, contagio (“contagion”) + -oso.