English
Ossa
Ossa comes from Spanish Ossa, and goes back to Basque otsoa ‘wolf’.
- Basquemodernotsoa‘wolf’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentOssa
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Basquemodernotsoa‘wolf’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentOssa
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Surname borrowed from Spanish Ossa, itself from Basque otsoa (‘wolf’).
Every English word from Basque otsoa
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Basque otsoa / Ossa