treasonous

/ˈtɹizəˌnʌs/TREE-zuh-nuhs

Meaningfull of or having treason

Common meaning: full of or having treason (inferred)

treasona handing overSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 658 · scan
ousadjective ending: full of, having

Journey through time

Latintraditionemsource
Old Frenchtraisonsource
Middle Englishtraisonsource
Englishtreason‘the crime of selling out one's nation’
Englishformed in English from treasontreasonous‘full of or having treason (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: full of or having treason. It can be inferred from any of: treason.

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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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from treason + -ous (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

traditionem Latin · source word “a handing over”

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