Where does “ovo” come from?

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

ovo (Vulgar Latin): I exult, rejoice; I applaud, celebrate with an...

Definitions

  1. I exult, rejoice; I applaud, celebrate with an...

Ancestry of “ovo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovumegg
2Proto-Italicōwomegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Italic ōwom →