Etymograph

English

Ovid

Ovid comes from Latin ovis ‘sheep’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ówis‘sheep’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*owis‘sheep’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEovis‘sheep’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEOvidius
  5. EnglishtodayOvid

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ówis‘sheep’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*owis‘sheep’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEovis‘sheep’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEOvidius
  5. EnglishtodayOvid

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ‘sheep’

aviation, avian, ewe, aviator, aviary, 10 more

Today it means

name A 1st century BC Roman poet.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis / Ovid

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