Where does “óvo” come from?

óvo (Venetian) comes from Latin ovum, from Proto-Italic ōwom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

óvo (Venetian): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “óvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovumegg
2Proto-Italicōwomegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “óvo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Italic ōwom →