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Where does “panoistic” come from?

panoistic (English) comes from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

panoistic (English): Producing ova only; said of the ovaries of...

Definitions

  1. Producing ova only; said of the ovaries of...

Ancestry of “panoistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
2Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
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