Where does “oval” come from?

oval (Romanian) comes from French ovale, from Medieval Latin ovalis, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

Ancestry of “oval”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	ovale	oval
2	Medieval Latin	ovalis	—
3	Latin	ōvum	—
4	Latin	-ātus	—
5	Proto-Italic	-ātos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂tos	—

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