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Where does “oro” come from?

oro (Latin) comes from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

Ancestry of “oro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōs—
2Proto-Italicōs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →