Where does “ossículo” come from?

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

ossículo (Portuguese): Diminutive of osso; ossicle; earbone

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of osso; ossicle; earbone

Ancestry of “ossículo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinossiculumlittle bone, ossicle
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →