Where does “ossature” come from?
ossature (English) comes from French ossature, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
ossature (English): A skeletal framework; an underlying structure;...
Definitions
- A skeletal framework; an underlying structure;...
Ancestry of “ossature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ossature | frame, structure, framework; bone structure |
| 2 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |