The story
- Latin · derived fromossiculum“little bone, ossicle”
- English todayossicle
Late 16th century, from Latin ossiculum (“little bone, ossicle”) from os (“bone”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ossicle
Today it means: A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear. Full definition →
Latin ossiculum