Where does “ovum” come from?

Ovum comes from Latin ovum, derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis meaning sheep.

ovum (English): The female gamete in animals; the egg cell

Definitions

  1. The female gamete in animals; the egg cell

Ancestry of “ovum”, 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 “ovum”

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