Where does “osificare” come from?
osificare (Romanian) comes from Romanian osifica, from French ossifier, from French os, from Middle French os, from Old French os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs — bone.
osificare (Romanian): ossification
Ancestry of “osificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | osifica | — |
| 2 | French | ossifier | to ossify |
| 3 | French | os | bone |
| 4 | Middle French | os | bone |
| 5 | Old French | os | bone |
| 6 | Latin | ossum | bone; kernel, stone |
| 7 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |