Where does “œuf” come from?
œuf (French) comes from Middle French œuf, from Old French oef, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
œuf (French): egg; egg; ovum
Ancestry of “œuf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | œuf | egg; ovum |
| 2 | Old French | oef | egg |
| 3 | Latin | ōvum | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |