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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
2Latinōs—
3Proto-Italicōs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
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