Where does “ovvero” come from?
ovvero (Italian) comes from Italian O, from Latin aut, from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
ovvero (Italian): or, or rather; that is, namely
Definitions
- or, or rather; that is, namely
Ancestry of “ovvero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | O | — |
| 2 | Latin | aut | or |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *auti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewti | on the other hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |
Words derived from “ovvero”