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Where does “osto” come from?

osto (Esperanto) comes 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.

osto (Esperanto): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “osto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
2Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “osto”

  • senosta
  • ostaro
  • osteto
  • ostejo
  • vangosto
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