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Where does “Ovinius” come from?

Ovinius (Latin) comes from Latin ovinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ovinius (Latin): of or pertaining to the gens Ovinia

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Ovinia

Ancestry of “Ovinius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovinusovine; sheep
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →