Where does “ovile” come from?
ovile (Italian) comes from Latin ovile, from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.
ovile (Italian): fold
Ancestry of “ovile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ovile | a sheepfold |
| 2 | Latin | ovis | sheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | owis | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ówis | sheep |