Where does “ossificare” come from?

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

ossificare (Italian): to ossify

Definitions

  1. to ossify

Ancestry of “ossificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianossobone; stone, pit
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →
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