ovo-

prefix

egg; ovum

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oo-
OriginLatin ōvum ← English ovum ← Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative ovi-

  1. egg; ovum

    This being just at the height of the culte de la mayonnaise then sweeping Belgium, oversize exhibits of the ovoöleaginous emulsion were to be encountered at every hand.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 611: [cf. oleaginous]

    Synonyms: oo-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixegg; ovum

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oo-

Origin

  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. Englishovo-

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

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APA

ovo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovo-

MLA

“ovo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovo-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovo-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovo-.

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