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Where does “osseux” come from?

osseux (French) comes 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.

osseux (French): osseous; bony

Definitions

  1. osseous; bony

Ancestry of “osseux”, step by step

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

Words derived from “osseux”

  • interosseux
  • osseusement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →