Where does “ossa” come from?

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

ossa (Latin): nominative plural of os; accusative plural of os;...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of os; accusative plural of os;...

Ancestry of “ossa”, step by step

ossa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ossum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Latin os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinosmouth; face, appearance, head; speech
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óstalternative reconstruction of *h₃ésth₁

Words derived from “ossa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →