Where does “ovoviviparously” come from?
ovoviviparously (English) comes from English ovoviviparous, 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.
ovoviviparously (English): In an ovoviviparous manner
Definitions
- In an ovoviviparous manner
Ancestry of “ovoviviparously”, step by step
ovoviviparously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ovoviviparous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ovoviviparous | Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as... |
| 2 | Latin | ōvum | egg |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |