Etymology

oviculture

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Today it means: The rearing and care of sheep. Full definition →

Proto-Italic *owis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂ówis
  2. Proto-Italic · derived from*owis
  3. English todayoviculture

From Latin ovis (“sheep”) + cultura (“cultivation”); stem ovis from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. By surface analysis, ovi- + culture.

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