Etymology

ovum

o·vum
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Today it means: The female gamete in animals; the egg cell. Full definition →

Latin ōvum
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromōvum“egg”
  2. English todayovum

Borrowed from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and oeuf.

Words from the same roots

Latinōvum all →

ovaryovationovuleOvaltineovariousovicularovigeroviscapeovismovistovo-ovoloovoviviparousovulumtritovum

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