Where does “Owidiusz” come from?

Owidiusz (Polish) comes from Latin ovidius, from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

Owidiusz (Polish): Ovid

Definitions

  1. Ovid

Ancestry of “Owidiusz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinovidiusThe name of a Roman gēns
2Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
3Proto-Italicowissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovis →