Where does “ovis” come from?
ovis (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.
ovis (Latin): sheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
Definitions
- sheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
Ancestry of “ovis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | owis | sheep |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ówis | sheep |
Words derived from “ovis”