Where does “ossature” come from?

ossature (French) comes from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

ossature (French): frame, structure, framework; bone structure

Definitions

  1. frame, structure, framework; bone structure

Ancestry of “ossature”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ossature”

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