Where does “ovulatory” come from?
Ovulatory comes from English ovulate, from English ovule, from English ovum, from Latin -ula, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
ovulatory (English): pertaining to ovulation; ovulating
Definitions
- pertaining to ovulation; ovulating
Ancestry of “ovulatory”, 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 |