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Where does “ose” come from?

ose (French) comes from French oser, from Old French oser, from Late Latin auso, from Latin audere, from Latin audeo, from Proto-Italic awidēō, from Proto-Italic awidos.

ose (French): first-person singular present indicative of oser;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of oser;...

Ancestry of “ose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoserto dare; to be allowed to
2Old Frenchoserto dare
3Late Latinauso—
4Latinauderepresent active infinitive of audeō
5LatinaudeoI dare, venture, risk; I am eager for battle
6Proto-Italicawidēōto be greedy
7Proto-Italicawidos—
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