Etymograph

English

lactoovovegetarian

From lacto- + ovo- + vegetarian.

A compound of lacto- + ovo- + vegetarian

Latin lac ‘milk’

English lacto-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm ‘egg’

Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om ‘egg’

Latin ōvum ‘egg’

English ovo-

Today it means

noun A vegetarian who also eats eggs and dairy products.

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

Etymograph / lactoovovegetarian