ovation

ovation · noun, verb¹

1. Latinovō
2. Latinovātiōnem
3. English todayovation

Learned borrowing from Latin ovātiōnem.

ovation · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂ew-“dress; to be dressed, clothe oneself”
2. Latin · derived fromōvum“egg”
3. Late Latin · derived fromovatio“egg-laying”
4. English todayovation

From Late Latin ovatio (“egg-laying”) + English -ion (suffix indicating an action or process, or the result of an action or process). Ovatio is derived from ovāre (“to lay eggs”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“dress; to be dressed, clothe oneself”)) + -āre.

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