Where does “ovine” come from?

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

ovine (English): of, pertaining to, resembling, or being a sheep;...

Definitions

  1. of, pertaining to, resembling, or being a sheep;...

Ancestry of “ovine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovinusovine; sheep
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “ovine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →