Etymology

osteopromotive

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Today it means: That promotes the formation of bone tissue Full definition →

English promotive ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  8. Proto-Italic*pro-
  9. Latinprō-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  12. Proto-Italic*moweō
  13. Latinmoveō
  14. Latinprōmoveō
  15. Latinprōmōtus
  16. Englishpromote
  17. Englishpromotive
  18. English todayosteopromotive

From osteo- + promotive.

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