Where does “nisipos” come from?

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

nisipos (Romanian): sandy

Definitions

  1. sandy

Ancestry of “nisipos”, step by step

nisipos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian os

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

via Romanian nisip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannisipsand
2Serbo-Croatianнасипlevee; embankment; dike
3Proto-Slavicsỳpatito pour, strew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →
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