Where does “ovulation” come from?
Ovulation derives from English ovulate, from English ovule, from Latin ovum meaning egg, from Latin diminutive suffixes -ula and -ulus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm and h₂éwis.
ovulation (English): The release of an ovum from an ovary
Definitions
- The release of an ovum from an ovary
Ancestry of “ovulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ovulate | to produce eggs or ova; Containing, or bearing,... |
| 2 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 3 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |