Where does “ovverosia” come from?

ovverosia (Italian) comes from Italian ovvero, 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.

ovverosia (Italian): Variant of ossia

Definitions

  1. Variant of ossia

Ancestry of “ovverosia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianovveroor, or rather; that is, namely
2ItalianOwest
3Latinautor
4Proto-Italic*autieither, or
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewtion the other hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti →