Where does “-os-” come from?

-os- (English) comes from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

-os- (English): a monoclonal antibody that targets bone

Definitions

  1. a monoclonal antibody that targets bone

Ancestry of “-os-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōsmouth
2Proto-Italicōsmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “-os-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →