Where does “osteophytic” come from?

osteophytic (English) comes from English osteophyte, from French ostéophyte — osteophyte.

osteophytic (English): Relating to osteophytes

Definitions

  1. Relating to osteophytes

Ancestry of “osteophytic”, step by step

osteophytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English osteophyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishosteophyteA small, abnormal growth of bone that forms...
2Frenchostéophyteosteophyte

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from French ostéophyte