Where does “ostia” come from?

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

ostia (English): plural of ostium

Definitions

  1. plural of ostium

Ancestry of “ostia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOstiaOstia
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “ostia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →
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