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Where does “ovaritis” come from?

ovaritis (English) comes from English ovary, from New Latin ovarium, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

ovaritis (English): inflammation of the ovary

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the ovary

Ancestry of “ovaritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishovaryA female reproductive organ, often paired, that...
2New Latinovarium—
3Latinōvum—
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →