Where does “ossifragus” come from?

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

ossifragus (Latin): bone-breaking; osprey, sea eagle

Definitions

  1. bone-breaking; osprey, sea eagle

Ancestry of “ossifragus”, step by step

ossifragus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōsmouth
2Proto-Italicōsmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Latin frangō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrangōto break, shatter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “ossifragus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →