Where does “ooforite” come from?

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

ooforite (Italian): oophoritis

Definitions

  1. oophoritis

Ancestry of “ooforite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianooforooophorous
2Italianoo-oo
3Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
4Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón →