Etymology of the English word osculate
the English word
osculatederived from the Latin word
osculatusderived from the Latin word
osculari (kiss; exchange kisses)
derived from the Latin word
osculum (kiss; mouth; lips)
derived from the Latin word
os (oris, mouth; bone; bones; mouth, speech, expression)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*os-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ost-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ōs-Derivations in English
inosculate,
interosculate,
osculated,
osculatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
