Where does “osculate” come from?
osculate (English) comes from Latin ōsculor, from Latin ōsculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
osculate (English): To kiss someone or something; To touch so as to...
Definitions
- To kiss someone or something; To touch so as to...
Ancestry of “osculate”, step by step
osculate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ōsculor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ōsculor | to kiss |
| 2 | Latin | ōsculum | a kiss |
| 3 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Latin ōsculātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ōsculātus | having kissed |