ossific
English
adj
Definitions
- Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
Etymology
Derived from Latin os (bone, mouth).
Origin
Latin
os
Gloss
bone, mouth
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
口
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -os- English
- os clitoridis English
- os clitoris English
- ossiferous English
- ossilegium English
- *ossamen Latin
- exos Latin
- os Latin
- ossuārium Latin
- ossuōsus Latin
- Os German
- oral German
- ossär German
- oral Spanish, Castilian
- *h₃ésth₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *ōs Proto-Italic