The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκλάσις“breaking”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀστέον“bone”
- English todayosteoclasy
From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek κλάσις (klásis, “breaking”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὀστέον all →
osteoporosisdysostosisboneseedendosteumexostosisosteo-osteon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.