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Where does “ossa” come from?

ossa (Italian) comes from Italian osso, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

ossa (Italian): plural of osso

Definitions

  1. plural of osso

Ancestry of “ossa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianossobone; stone, pit
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōs—
4Proto-Italicōs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “ossa”

  • ossame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →