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Where does “osculantis” come from?

osculantis (Latin) comes from Latin osculari, from Latin osculor, from Latin osculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

osculantis (Latin): genitive masculine singular of ōsculāns; genitive...

Definitions

  1. genitive masculine singular of ōsculāns; genitive...

Ancestry of “osculantis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoscularipresent active infinitive of ōsculor; to kiss
2LatinosculorI kiss; I embrace, value
3Latinosculuma kiss; a little mouth
4Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
5Proto-Italic-klom—
6Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “osculantis”

  • osculant
  • interosculant
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