Where does “ovat” come from?

ovat (Romanian) comes from Latin ovātus, 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.

ovat (Romanian): ovate, egg-shaped

Definitions

  1. ovate, egg-shaped

Ancestry of “ovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovātusexulted, rejoiced, having been exulted
2Latinōvumegg
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin ōvum →