Where does “osteoligamentous” come from?

osteoligamentous (English) comes from English ligamentous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.

osteoligamentous (English): Relating to bone and ligament

Definitions

  1. Relating to bone and ligament

Ancestry of “osteoligamentous”, step by step

osteoligamentous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ligamentous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligamentousOf or pertaining to ligaments; Forming part of a...
2Englishousplural of ou
3EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
4AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
5Dutchoudold
6Middle Dutchoutold
7Old Dutchald
8Proto-West Germanicaldold
9Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English osteo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishosteoosteomyelitis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Germanic aldaz
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