Where does “ovo-” come from?

ovo- (English) comes 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.

ovo- (English): egg; ovum

Definitions

  1. egg; ovum

Ancestry of “ovo-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ovo-”

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