Where does “ovella” come from?

ovella (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese ovella, from Latin ovicula, from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

ovella (Fala): ewe female sheep

Definitions

  1. ewe female sheep

Ancestry of “ovella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseovella—
2LatinoviculaDiminutive of ovis; little sheep; little sheep
3Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
4Proto-Italicowissheep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovis →