Where does “Key West” come from?

Key West (English) comes from Spanish Cayo Hueso, from Spanish hueso, from Old Spanish huesso, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

Key West (English): the westernmost significant cay in the archipelago

Definitions

  1. the westernmost significant cay in the archipelago

Ancestry of “Key West”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCayo Huesothe westernmost significant cay in the archipelago
2Spanishhuesobone; stone, pit; political position
3Old Spanishhuessobone
4Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
5Latinōsmouth
6Proto-Italicōsmouth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “Key West”

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