Where does “” come from?

oû (Walloon) comes from Old French oef, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

(Walloon): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoefegg
2Latinōvumegg
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin ōvum
oû — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer