Where does “ossós” come from?
ossós (Catalan) comes from Late Latin ossuosus, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
ossós (Catalan): osseous; bony
Ancestry of “ossós”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | ossuosus | full of bones |
| 2 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |