Where does “osteologic” come from?

osteologic (English) comes from French ostéologique, from French ostéologie, from French ostéo-, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

osteologic (English): Of or relating to osteology

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to osteology

Ancestry of “osteologic”, step by step

osteologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French ostéologique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchostéologiqueosteological
2Frenchostéologieosteology
3Frenchostéo-osteo-
4Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
5Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Catalan osteologia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanosteologiaosteology
2Catalan-logia-logy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek κλάσις