Where does “ossuarium” come from?

ossuarium (Late Latin) comes from Latin ossuārius, from Latin Arīus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης, from Ancient Greek ἀρή — bane, ruin.

ossuarium (Late Latin): charnel house; A receptacle for the bones of the...

Definitions

  1. charnel house; A receptacle for the bones of the...

Ancestry of “ossuarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinossuāriusOf or for bones
2LatinArīusThe main river of Aria, now the Hari (Afghanistan)
3Ancient GreekἌρειοςdevoted to Ares; pertaining to Ares
4Ancient GreekἌρηςAres; the planet Mars; {{l|en|Ares}}
5Ancient Greekἀρήbane, ruin

Words derived from “ossuarium

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρή