Etymograph

English

ossification

From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification.

Formed from os ‘bone’ + -ification

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ ‘bone’

Latin os ‘bone’

English os

The story

Recorded earlier than ossify.

Today it means

noun The normal process by which bone is formed.

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

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