Where does “ovejero” come from?
ovejero (Spanish) comes from Spanish oveja, from Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula, from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.
ovejero (Spanish): shepherd
Ancestry of “ovejero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | oveja | sheep |
| 2 | Old Spanish | oueja | — |
| 3 | Latin | ovicula | Diminutive of ovis; little sheep; little sheep |
| 4 | Latin | ovis | sheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | owis | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ówis | sheep |