Where does “ooblasto” come from?

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

ooblasto (Italian): ooblast

Definitions

  1. ooblast

Ancestry of “ooblasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoo-oo
2Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
3Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyómEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón
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