Where does “oidio” come from?

oidio (Italian) comes from Latin ōidium, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

oidio (Italian): oidium, powdery mildew

Definitions

  1. oidium, powdery mildew

Ancestry of “oidio”, step by step

oidio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ōidium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōidium—
2Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
3Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Late Latin oidium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinoidium—

Words derived from “oidio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón →