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Where does “ossifraga” come from?

ossifraga (Latin) comes from Latin ossifragus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

ossifraga (Latin): nominative feminine singular of ossifragus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of ossifragus;...

Ancestry of “ossifraga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinossifragusbone-breaking; osprey, sea eagle
2Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
3Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
4Proto-Italic-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “ossifraga”

  • ossifrage
  • orfray
  • orfraie
  • osfraie
  • ossifrage
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