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Where does “ovicula” come from?

ovicula (Latin) comes from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

ovicula (Latin): Diminutive of ovis; little sheep; little sheep

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of ovis; little sheep; little sheep

Ancestry of “ovicula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
2Proto-Italicowissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “ovicula”

  • oveja
  • ovejero
  • ovicla
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →