Where does “ὀστέον” come from?

ὀστέον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

ὀστέον (Ancient Greek): bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit

Definitions

  1. bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit

Ancestry of “ὀστέον”, step by step

ὀστέον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κλάσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “ὀστέον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κλάσις →