Where does “os” come from?

Os derives from English oh, which comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os, itself derived from h₃émsos, ultimately tracing to the Proto-Indo-European root uds-.

os (English): Bone; A mouth; an opening; In particular, either...

Definitions

  1. Bone; A mouth; an opening; In particular, either...

Ancestry of “os”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinosmouth; face, appearance, head; speech
2Proto-Italicōsmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “os”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →