Where does “os” come from?

os (Middle French) comes from Old French os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

os (Middle French): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “os”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “os”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →