Where does “ossa” come from?

ossa (Old Spanish) comes from Latin ursa, from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ossa (Old Spanish): she-bear

Definitions

  1. she-bear

Ancestry of “ossa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinursaa she-bear, female bear; ablative singular of...
2Latinursusa bear
3Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

Words derived from “ossa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος