Etymology of the English word osteology
the English word
osteologyderived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
osteon, ὀστέον (bone; a bone)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ost-Usage
Word found in Modern English
