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Where does “ovalization” come from?

ovalization (English) comes from English Oval, from Late Latin ovalis, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

ovalization (English): The process of ovalizing; the process of changing...

Definitions

  1. The process of ovalizing; the process of changing...

Ancestry of “ovalization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOval—
2Late LatinovalisOf or pertaining to an ovation
3Latinōvum—
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →