Where does “oolite” come from?

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

oolite (Italian): oolite; oolith

Definitions

  1. oolite; oolith

Ancestry of “oolite”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oolite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →