Where does “ovum” come from?

ovum (Indonesian) comes from Malay ovum, from English ovum, 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.

ovum (Indonesian): ovum

Definitions

  1. ovum

Ancestry of “ovum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayovumovum
2EnglishovumThe female gamete in animals; the egg cell
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 →