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ovalEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwisder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Latin ōvum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin ōvālisbor. English oval From Late Latin ōvālis, from ōvum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.
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openprobableposition text
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“Love” is a convenient gloss, but daughter languages point to a field including desire, pleasure, approval, and care.
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Nice crossed from ignorance to approval.
Latin nescius “ignorant” became foolish or wanton, then fastidious and precise, and finally pleasant or kind.
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