Where does “grande osso” come from?

grande osso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese osso, from Old Portuguese osso, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

grande osso (Portuguese): capitate bone

Definitions

  1. capitate bone

Ancestry of “grande osso”, step by step

grande osso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese osso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseossobone; a difficulty; difficult
2Old PortugueseossoAlternative form of usso
3Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
4Latinōsmouth
5Proto-Italicōsmouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Portuguese grande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegrandelarge; great; big; large; big; numerous; great
2Old Portuguesegrandebig, great
3Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
4Proto-Italic*grandis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →