Where does “osteologie” come from?

osteologie (Romanian) comes from French ostéologie, from French ostéo-, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

osteologie (Romanian): osteology

Definitions

  1. osteology

Ancestry of “osteologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchostéologieosteology
2Frenchostéo-osteo-
3Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
4Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κλάσις →