English
ossuary
Ossuary comes from Late Latin ossuārium ‘charnel house’, from ossuārius ‘of or for bones’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ ‘bone’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ésth₁‘bone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEos‘bone’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEossuārius‘of or for bones’compound of os
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEossuārium‘charnel house’
- Englishtodayossuary
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ésth₁‘bone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEos‘bone’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEossuārius‘of or for bones’compound of os
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEossuārium‘charnel house’
- Englishtodayossuary
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ ‘bone’
through Latin os ‘bone’
Today it means
noun A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ / ossuary