Where does “osso nasal” come from?
osso nasal (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.
osso nasal (Portuguese): nasal bone
Definitions
- nasal bone
Ancestry of “osso nasal”, step by step
osso nasal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese osso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | osso | bone; a difficulty; difficult |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | osso | Alternative form of usso |
| 3 | Latin | ossum | bone; kernel, stone |
| 4 | Latin | ōs | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ōs | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |
via Portuguese nasal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nasal | nasal; nasal consonant; nasal bone |
| 2 | Latin | nāsālis | nasal |
| 3 | Latin | nāsus | The nose |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |