Where does “ovicid” come from?

ovicid (Romanian) comes from English ovicide, from English ovo-, 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.

ovicid (Romanian): ovicide

Definitions

  1. ovicide

Ancestry of “ovicid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishovicideAny substance designed to kill eggs, especially...
2Englishovo-egg; ovum
3Latinōvumegg
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-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 →