Where does “ovoviviparousness” come from?
ovoviviparousness (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.
ovoviviparousness (English): The quality of being ovoviviparous
Definitions
- The quality of being ovoviviparous
Ancestry of “ovoviviparousness”, step by step
ovoviviparousness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |