Where does “alunecos” come from?

alunecos (Romanian) comes from Romanian os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

alunecos (Romanian): slippery

Definitions

  1. slippery

Ancestry of “alunecos”, step by step

alunecos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Romanian aluneca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalunecato slip; to slide, glide
2Latinlūbricāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →