Ova
/ˈoʊvə/noun
Plural of ovum, meaning egg cells or eggs.
Did you know?Ova traces back to the same Proto-Indo-European root that gave English the word egg, showing how one ancient image of life-shelter split into different forms across languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ōwyóm
“egg”
Latin
Latin
ovum
“egg”
Late Latin
Latin
ova
“eggs”
Modern English
English
ova
“plural form of ovum; egg cells”