Where does “ou” come from?

ou (Romanian) comes 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.

ou (Romanian): egg; ball

Definitions

  1. egg; ball

Ancestry of “ou”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin ōvum →
ou — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer