Where does “Oval” come from?
Oval (English) comes from Late Latin ovalis, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
Ancestry of “Oval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | ovalis | Of or pertaining to an ovation |
| 2 | Latin | ōvum | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |
Words derived from “Oval”