Where does “oviposit” come from?

oviposit (English) comes from English ovi-, from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

oviposit (English): To lay eggs

Definitions

  1. To lay eggs

Ancestry of “oviposit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishovi-Alternative form of ovo-
2Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
3Proto-Italicowissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovis →