Where does “Ovis” come from?

Ovis (Translingual) comes from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

Ovis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ovis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
2Proto-Italicowissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovis →