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Where does “ooforo” come from?

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

ooforo (Italian): oophorous

Definitions

  1. oophorous

Ancestry of “ooforo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ooforo”

  • ooforectomia
  • ooforite
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