Where does “ossilegium” come from?

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

ossilegium (English): The collection of the bones of a deceased person,...

Definitions

  1. The collection of the bones of a deceased person,...

Ancestry of “ossilegium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōsmouth
2Proto-Italicōsmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →