Where does “овал” come from?

овал (Bulgarian) comes from French ovale, from Medieval Latin ovalis, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

овал (Bulgarian): oval

Definitions

  1. oval

Ancestry of “овал”, step by step

овал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French ovale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchovaleoval
2Medieval Latinovalis—
3Latinōvumegg
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Latin ovālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovālisegg- (relational)
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin ōvum →