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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Latin ōvumbor. English ovum ▲ Latin ōvum Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ovo- From ovum or its etymon Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -o-.
Meanings
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(morpheme) egg; ovum
This being just at the height of the culte de la mayonnaise then sweeping Belgium, oversize exhibits of the ovoöleaginous emulsion were to be encountered at every hand.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 611: [cf. oleaginous]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ovi- | alternative | lexicographic |