myEtymology.com: English etymology of tantalous

Etymology of the English word tantalous

the English word tantalous

using the English suffix -ous

derived from the Latin suffix -osus

derived from the English word tantalum

derived from the New Latin word tantalum

derived from the Latin word Tantalus

The earliest known usage of tantalous in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English