Where does “Ovid” come from?

Ovid comes from Latin Ovidius, derived from Latin ovis (sheep), from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis (sheep).

Ovid (English): A 1st century BC Roman poet

Definitions

  1. A 1st century BC Roman poet

Ancestry of “Ovid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinovidiusThe name of a Roman gēns
2Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
3Proto-Italicowissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovis →