Where does “ovicide” come from?

ovicide (English) comes from English ovo-, 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.

ovicide (English): Any substance designed to kill eggs, especially...

Definitions

  1. Any substance designed to kill eggs, especially...

Ancestry of “ovicide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishovo-egg; ovum
2Latinōvumegg
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “ovicide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin ōvum →