Latin
onus
‘load, burden’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin onus.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin onus, most familiar first.
- onus
- onerous ← onereux ← onereus ← onerosus
- exonerate ← exoneraten ← exonerātus ← exonerō ← onero
- exonerator ← exonerō ← onero
- onerate ← onerātus ← onerō
- onerary ← onerarius
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Etymograph / Latin onus