Etymograph

English

osculant

Osculant comes from Latin osculans ‘kissing’, from ōsculor ‘to kiss’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s ‘mouth’.

  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 CEōsculoras osculari, present participle‘to kiss’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEosculans‘kissing’
  7. Englishtodayosculant

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 CEōsculoras osculari, present participle‘to kiss’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEosculans‘kissing’
  7. Englishtodayosculant

Linked words

through Latin ōs ‘mouth’

oral, os, regatta, 17 more

Today it means

adj Adhering closely; applied to certain creeping animals, such as caterpillars.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s / osculant

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