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Where does “ostium” come from?

ostium (Latin): door; entrance; estuary

Definitions

  1. door; entrance; estuary

Words derived from “ostium”

  • usher
  • ostium
  • ostial
  • ush
  • usherette
  • ostiole
  • ostiary
  • usherer
  • ushership
  • ostiolar
  • usherdom
  • usherless
  • usheress
  • huissier
  • ostially
  • judicial officer
  • usherance
  • huissier de justice
  • usherian
  • ostiolum
  • ostiarius
  • ostiatim
  • ostia
  • ustia