Where does “osteologico” come from?

osteologico (Italian) comes from Italian osteologia, from Italian osteo-, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

osteologico (Italian): osteological

Definitions

  1. osteological

Ancestry of “osteologico”, step by step

osteologico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian osteologia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianosteologiaosteology
2Italianosteo-osteo
3Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
4Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Portuguese osteologia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseosteologia—

via Spanish osteología

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishosteologíaosteology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κλάσις →