Where does “ostia” come from?
ostia (Italian) comes from Latin Ostia, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
ostia (Italian): host; wafer; Mildly blasphemous expletive
Definitions
- host; wafer; Mildly blasphemous expletive
Ancestry of “ostia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Ostia | — |
| 2 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |
Words derived from “ostia”