Where does “owal” come from?

owal (Polish) comes from German Oval, from French ovale, from Medieval Latin ovalis, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

owal (Polish): oval

Definitions

  1. oval

Ancestry of “owal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOvaloval
2Frenchovaleoval
3Medieval Latinovalis—
4Latinōvumegg
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “owal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →