Etymology

hamose

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Today it means: Having the end hooked or curved. Full definition →

Latin hāmōsus ← ['la hāmōsus
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  1. ['la · learned borrowing fromhāmōsus
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromhāmōsus
  3. English todayhamose

Learned borrowing from Latin hāmōsus (“hooklike, or having hooks”, from hāmus (“hook”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -having”)). By surface analysis, hamus + -ose. Piecewise doublet of hamous.

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