Where does “ovisac” come from?
ovisac (English) comes from English ovum, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
ovisac (English): A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum...
Definitions
- A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum...
Ancestry of “ovisac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ovum | The female gamete in animals; the egg cell |
| 2 | Latin | ōvum | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |