Where does “ōvum” come from?

ōvum (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ōvum (Latin): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ōvum”, step by step

ōvum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*ōw(j)omegg

Words derived from “ōvum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →