Where does “ossifier” come from?
ossifier (English) comes from English ossify, from French ossifier, from French os, from Middle French os, from Old French os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs — bone.
ossifier (English): One who, or that which, ossifies
Definitions
- One who, or that which, ossifies
Ancestry of “ossifier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ossify | To transform from a softer animal substance into... |
| 2 | French | ossifier | to ossify |
| 3 | French | os | bone |
| 4 | Middle French | os | bone |
| 5 | Old French | os | bone |
| 6 | Latin | ossum | bone; kernel, stone |
| 7 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |