Etymology

ovo-

Today it means: egg; ovum Full definition →

Latin ōvum ← English ovum ← Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm
  4. Proto-Italic*ōw(j)om
  5. Latinōvum
  6. Englishovum
  7. Latinōvum
  8. English todayovo-

From ovum or its etymon Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -o-.

Words from the same roots

Latinōvum all →

ovaryovationovumovuleOvaltineovariousovicularovigeroviscapeovismovistovoloovoviviparousovulumtritovum

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