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
- frame, structure, framework; bone structure
Ancestry of “ossature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |
Words derived from “ossature”