Where does “osos” come from?

osos (Romanian) comes from Late Latin ossuosus, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

osos (Romanian): bony, gaunt; big-boned; osseous

Definitions

  1. bony, gaunt; big-boned; osseous

Ancestry of “osos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinossuosusfull of bones
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →