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Where does “osculare” come from?

osculare (Italian) comes from Latin ōsculor, from Latin ōsculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

osculare (Italian): to kiss; to osculate

Definitions

  1. to kiss; to osculate

Ancestry of “osculare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōsculor—
2Latinōsculum—
3Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
4Proto-Italic-klom—
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “osculare”

  • osculate
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