Where does “ovillus” come from?

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

ovillus (Latin): Of, belonging, or pertaining to sheep

Definitions

  1. Of, belonging, or pertaining to sheep

Ancestry of “ovillus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovinusovine; sheep
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
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- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →