Where does “ovina” come from?

ovina (Spanish) comes from Spanish ovino, from Latin ovinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ovina (Spanish): feminine singular of ovino

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of ovino

Ancestry of “ovina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishovinoovine
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 →
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