Where does “oogamia” come from?

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

oogamia (Italian): oogamy

Definitions

  1. oogamy

Ancestry of “oogamia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oogamia”

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