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Where does “ootheca” come from?

ootheca (English) comes from English oö-, from Ancient Greek ᾠο-, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ootheca (English): Alternative spelling of ootheca

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ootheca

Ancestry of “ootheca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoö-Alternative spelling of oo-; egg
2Ancient Greekᾠο-oo-
3Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
4Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →