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Where does “osso” come from?

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

osso (Portuguese): bone; a difficulty; difficult

Definitions

  1. bone; a difficulty; difficult

Ancestry of “osso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseossoAlternative form of usso
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōs—
4Proto-Italicōs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “osso”

  • osso nasal
  • ossículo
  • grande osso
  • osu
  • os
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