Where does “οβάλ” come from?

οβάλ (Greek) comes from French ovale, from Medieval Latin ovalis, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

οβάλ (Greek): ovoid, oval

Definitions

  1. ovoid, oval

Ancestry of “οβάλ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchovaleoval
2Medieval Latinovalis—
3Latinōvumegg
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin ōvum →