Where does “ossiculum” come from?
ossiculum (English) comes from Latin ossiculum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
ossiculum (English): An ossicle
Ancestry of “ossiculum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ossiculum | little bone, ossicle |
| 2 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |
Words derived from “ossiculum”