Oviduct
/ˈoʊvɪˌdʌkt/noun
A tube in the female reproductive system that carries an egg from an ovary.
Did you know?Oviduct comes from Latin ovum (“egg”) + ductus (“leading, guiding”), the same root behind words like conduct and aqueduct—so it literally names an egg’s passage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ōwyóm
“egg”
Latin
Latin
ovum
“egg”
Latin
Latin
ducere
“to lead, draw, guide”
Late Latin
Latin
ovum + ductus
“egg-leading passage”
Modern English
English
oviduct
“the tube that carries an egg from the ovary”