English
Osci
Osci comes from Latin Osci ‘The Oscans, an ancient Italic people in…’, from Ops ‘earth goddess, fertility deity’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- ‘to work, toil, make’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ep-‘to work, toil, make’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOps‘earth goddess, fertility deity’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEOsci‘The Oscans, an ancient Italic people in Southern Italy’worshippers of Ops
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ep-‘to work, toil, make’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOps‘earth goddess, fertility deity’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEOsci‘The Oscans, an ancient Italic people in Southern Italy’worshippers of Ops
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- ‘to work, toil, make’
officer, operation, bus, operate, operator, opera, opus, omnibus, oeuvre, omnivore, 22 more
through Latin Ops ‘earth goddess, fertility deity’
office, official, copy, optimum, copious, opulent, opulence, officiate, officiant, officious, 10 more
Today it means
noun An ancient Italic people from Campania in Italy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- / Osci