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Where does “ovination” come from?

ovination (English) comes from English ovine, from Latin ovinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ovination (English): The inoculation of sheep with ovine virus against...

Definitions

  1. The inoculation of sheep with ovine virus against...

Ancestry of “ovination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishovineof, pertaining to, resembling, or being a sheep;...
2Latinovinusovine; sheep
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →