Where does “ovarious” come from?

ovarious (English) comes from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

ovarious (English): Consisting of eggs

Definitions

  1. Consisting of eggs

Ancestry of “ovarious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōvumegg
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin ōvum