Where does “ossamen” come from?

ossamen (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

Ancestry of “ossamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōsmouth
2Proto-Italicōsmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “ossamen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁Every word from Proto-Italic ōsEvery word from Latin ōs