Where does “omenos” come from?

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

omenos (Romanian): humane

Definitions

  1. humane

Ancestry of “omenos”, step by step

omenos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian os

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

via Romanian oameni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoameniplural of om; people
2Latinhominēs—

Words derived from “omenos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →