Where does “ovella” come from?

ovella (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin ovicula, from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

Ancestry of “ovella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoviculaDiminutive of ovis; little sheep; little sheep
2Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
3Proto-Italicowissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “ovella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovis →
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