Where does “ovum” come from?

ovum (New Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ōwom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ovum (New Latin): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ovum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicōwomegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Italic ōwom →
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