Etymology

lactoovovegetarian

Today it means: A vegetarian who also eats eggs and dairy products. Full definition →

English vegetarian ← Middle English vegetable ← Old French vegetable
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  1. Latinlac
  2. Englishlacto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm
  6. Proto-Italic*ōw(j)om
  7. Latinōvum
  8. Englishovum
  9. Latinōvum
  10. Englishovo-
  11. Proto-Italic*weg-o-der.?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*weǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*woǵéyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*wogeōder.?
  15. Latinvegeō
  16. Latinvegetus
  17. Latinvegetāre, vegetō
  18. Latinvegetābilis
  19. Old Frenchvegetable
  20. Middle Englishvegetable
  21. Englishvegetable
  22. Englishvegetarian
  23. English todaylactoovovegetarian

From lacto- + ovo- + vegetarian.

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