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Where does “interosseux” come from?

interosseux (French) comes from French osseux, from French os, from Middle French os, from Old French os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

interosseux (French): interosseous

Definitions

  1. interosseous

Ancestry of “interosseux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchosseuxosseous; bony
2Frenchosbone
3Middle Frenchosbone
4Old Frenchosbone
5Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
6Latinōs—
7Proto-Italicōs—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
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