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

Etymograph / Latin onus