Where does “oogamie” come from?

oogamie (Romanian) comes from Italian oogamia, from Italian oo-, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

oogamie (Romanian): oogamy

Definitions

  1. oogamy

Ancestry of “oogamie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoogamiaoogamy
2Italianoo-oo
3Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
4Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →