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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ovvero (Italian): or, or rather; that is, namely

Definitions

  1. or, or rather; that is, namely

Ancestry of “ovvero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianOwest
2Latinautor
3Proto-Italic*autieither, or
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewtion the other hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “ovvero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →