Where does “ovation” come from?
Ovation comes from Latin -io (suffix forming nouns), ovo (to egg on, applaud), ovum (egg), and ultimately Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis (bird).
ovation (English): A victory ceremony of less importance than a...
Definitions
- A victory ceremony of less importance than a...
Ancestry of “ovation”, step by step
ovation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ovātiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ovātiō | a minor triumph |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Late Latin ovatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | ovatio | egg-laying; minor triumph; processional entry; a... |
| 2 | Latin | ovare | present active infinitive of ovō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | ōvum | egg |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |