onerous

/ˈəʊnəəs/OH-nur-uhs

/ˈoʊnɚəs/OH-nur-uhs

Meaningburdensome

Common meaning: burdensome

onera loadLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1266 · scan
ousadjective ending: full of, having

Journey through time

Latinonus, oneris‘a load’
Frenchonereux
Englishonerous‘burdensome’ · today

oner also in: exonerate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin onus ‘a load’.

Roots

onus, oneris Latin “a load”

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