Etymograph

English

adosculation

Adosculation comes from Latin adōsculor ‘to kiss’, from ōs ‘mouth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁óh₃s‘mouth’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ōs‘mouth’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEōs‘mouth’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEōsculum‘a kiss’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEōsculor‘kiss’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadōsculoras adosculari‘to kiss’
  7. Englishtodayadosculation

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁óh₃s‘mouth’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ōs‘mouth’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEōs‘mouth’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEōsculum‘a kiss’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEōsculor‘kiss’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadōsculoras adosculari‘to kiss’
  7. Englishtodayadosculation

Linked words

through Latin ōs ‘mouth’

oral, os, regatta, 17 more

Today it means

noun impregnation by external contact, without intromission

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s / adosculation

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