Where does “ossicle” come from?

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

ossicle (English): A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear

Definitions

  1. A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear

Ancestry of “ossicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinossiculumlittle bone, ossicle
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “ossicle”

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