Where does “osculate” come from?
osculate (Latin) comes from Latin osculatus, 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...
osculate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of ōsculātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of ōsculātus
Ancestry of “osculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | osculatus | kissed |
| 2 | Latin | osculor | I kiss; I embrace, value |
| 3 | Latin | osculum | a kiss; a little mouth |
| 4 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |