Where does “ovarian” come from?
ovarian (English) comes from French ovarien, from French ovaire, from Latin ovarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
ovarian (English): Relating to the ovaries
Definitions
- Relating to the ovaries
Ancestry of “ovarian”, step by step
ovarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French ovarien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ovarien | ovarian |
| 2 | French | ovaire | ovary |
| 3 | Latin | ovarium | ovary |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |