Where does “ovately” come from?
ovately (English) comes from English ovate, from Latin ovātus, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
ovately (English): In an ovate manner
Ancestry of “ovately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ovate | Shaped like an egg; With the broadest extremity... |
| 2 | Latin | ovātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōvum | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |