Etymology of the Latin word ovum
the Classical Latin word
ovum (egg; egg; oval)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*awi-Derivations in Latin
ova,
ovulum,
ovalis,
ovarium,
ovatus,
ovalifolius,
oviparus,
ovicella,
obovatum,
ovulaDerivations in other languages
English
ovum, English
oviparous, English
oviduct, English
ova, English
ovi-, French
ovale, French
ove, French
ovisme, French
oviste, French
œuf, French
ovoïde, Italian
ovo-, Italian
ovolo, Portuguese
ovo, Romanian
ou, Spanish
huevo, Spanish
óvalo, Spanish
ovar, Spanish
overa, Spanish
oviducto, Spanish
ovo, Spanish
ovovivíparo, Spanish
desovar, Spanish
oviscaptoCognates
Catalan
ou, Danish
æg, Dutch
ei, English
egg, French
oeuf, German
Ei, Icelandic
egg, Italian
uovo, Nynorsk
egg, Provençal
ov, Riksmal
egg, Spanish
huevo, Swedish
äggUsage
Word found in Classical Latin