Where does “oothecal” come from?

oothecal (English) comes from English oötheca, 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.

oothecal (English): Relating to an ootheca

Definitions

  1. Relating to an ootheca

Ancestry of “oothecal”, step by step

oothecal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oötheca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoöthecaAlternative spelling of ootheca
2Englishoö-Alternative spelling of oo-; egg
3Ancient Greekᾠο-oo-
4Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
5Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →