Where does “oscillum” come from?
oscillum (Latin) comes from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
Ancestry of “oscillum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |