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Where does “ovinus” come from?

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

ovinus (Latin): ovine; sheep

Definitions

  1. ovine; sheep

Ancestry of “ovinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-īnus—
2Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “ovinus”

  • ovino
  • Ovinius
  • ovina
  • ovina
  • ovino
  • ovina
  • ovino
  • ovin
  • oină
  • uin
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