Where does “os” come from?
os (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese osso, from Old Portuguese osso, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
os (Guinea-Bissau Creole): bone
Ancestry of “os”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | osso | bone; a difficulty; difficult |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | osso | Alternative form of usso |
| 3 | Latin | ossum | bone; kernel, stone |
| 4 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |