Where does “ovină” come from?

ovină (Romanian) comes from French ovin, from Latin ovinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ovină (Romanian): ovine

Definitions

  1. ovine

Ancestry of “ovină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchovinovine
2Latinovinusovine; sheep
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →