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ovary [ovary 词源字典]: ovary: [17] Latin ōvum ‘egg’ came from the same Indo-European base (*ōwo-) as produced English egg. From it were derived the medieval Latin adjective ōvāl is ‘egg-shaped’ (source of English oval [16]) and the modern Latin noun ōvārium (whence English ovary). Also from ōvum come English ovate [18] and ovulate [19], and the Latin noun itself was adopted as a technical term in biology in the early 18th century.
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approval (n.): 1680s, from approve + -al (2). According to OED, "Rare bef. 1800; now generally used instead of" approvance (1590s, from French aprovance).
bossa nova: 1962, Brazilian style of music, from Portuguese, literally "new tendency."
cardiovascular (adj.): 1879, from cardio- + vascular. Cardiovascular system is recorded by 1918.
Casanova (n.): "man of carnal adventures, connoisseur of seduction," 1888, from Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seignalt (1725-1798), the infamous debaucher. His name could be Englished as Jacob Jerome Newhouse, which is somewhat less romantic.
cerebrovascular (adj.): 1935, from cerebro-, comb. form of Latin cerebrum (see cerebral) + vascular.
cordovan (n.): 1590s, "fine Spanish leather," from adjective Cordovan, from Spanish cordovan (modern cordoban), from cordovano (adj.) "of Cordova," the Spanish city, former capital of Moorish Spain; a later adoption of the same word that became cordwain (see cordwainer). The city name is from Phoenician qorteb "oil press."
covalent (adj.): 1929, from covalence (1919), from co- + valence.
covariance: 1878, from covariant (1853), from co- + variant.
Czechoslovakia (n.): Central European nation from 1919-1992, from Czecho-, Latinized comb. form of Czech + Slovakia (see Slovak).
disapproval (n.): 1660s; see disapprove + -al (2).
Donovan: from Irish Donndubhan "dark brown."
immovability (n.): late 14c.; see immovable + -ity.
immovable (adj.): late 14c., literal and figurative, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + movable. Related: Immovably.
innovate (v.): 1540s, "introduce as new," from Latin innovatus, past participle of innovare "to renew, restore; to change," from in- "into" (see in- (2)) + novus "new" (see new). Meaning "make changes in something established" is from 1590s. Related: Innovated; innovating.
innovation (n.): mid-15c., "restoration, renewal," from Latin innovationem (nominative innovatio), noun of action from past participle stem of innovare (see innovate).
innovative (adj.): 1806 (with an isolated use from c. 1600), from innovate + -ive. Related: Innovatively; innovativeness.
innovator (n.): 1590s, from Late Latin innovator, agent noun from innovare (see innovate).
irremovable (adj.): 1590s, from ir- "not" + removable. Related: Irremovably; irremovability.
Jehovah: 1530, Tyndale's erroneous transliteration of Hebrew Tetragramaton YHWH using vowel points of Adhonai "my lord" (see Yahweh). Used for YHWH (the full name being too sacred for utterance) in four places in the Old Testament in the KJV where the usual translation lord would have been inconvenient; taken as the principal and personal name of God.

The vowel substitution was originally made by the Masoretes as a direction to substitute Adhonai for "the ineffable name." European students of Hebrew took this literally, which yielded Latin JeHoVa (first attested in writings of Galatinus, confessor to Leo X, 1516). Jehovah's Witnesses "member of Watchtower Bible and Tract Society" first attested 1933; the organization founded c. 1879 by Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916); the name from Isa. xliii:10.
lovable (adj.): also loveable, mid-14c., from love (v.) + -able. Related: Lovably.
Moldova: country in Eastern Europe, named for the river through it, probably from PIE root *mel- "dark, soiled, black."
movable (adj.): also moveable, late 14c., "disposed to movement;" c. 1400, "capable of being moved," from Old French movable, from moveir (see move (v.)). A moveable feast (early 15c.) is one in the Church calendar which, though always on the same day of the week, varies its date from year to year. Related: Movability.
nova (n.): 1877, from Latin nova, fem. singular adjective of novus "new" (see new), used with stella "star" (a feminine noun in Latin) to describe a new star not previously known. Classical plural is novae.
novate (v.): "to replace by something new," 1610s, from past participle stem of Latin novare "to make new," from novus "new" (see new).
novation (n.): "replacement of an old obligation by a new one," 1530s, from Latin novationem (nominative novatio) "a making new, renewal," noun of action from past participle stem of novare "make new," from novus "new" (see new).
oval (adj.): 1570s, from Modern Latin ovalis "egg-shaped" (source of French oval, 1540s), literally "of or pertaining to an egg," from Latin ovum "egg" (see ovary). The classical Latin word was ovatus.
oval (n.): 1560s, from Middle French ovalle "oval figure," from Medieval Latin ovalis (see oval (adj.)).
Ovaltine: proprietary name of a drink mix, 1906, probably based on Latin ovum (see oval), because eggs are one of the ingredients.
ovarian (adj.): "pertaining to an ovary or the ovaries," 1810, see ovary + -ian.
ovary (n.): 1650s, from Modern Latin ovarium "ovary" (16c.), from Medieval Latin ovaria "the ovary of a bird" (13c.), from Latin ovum "egg," from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg" (see egg (n.)). In classical Latin, ovarius meant "egg-keeper."
ovate (n.): 1723, from assumed Latin plural Ovates, from Greek Ouateis "soothsayers, prophets," mentioned by Strabo as a third order in the Gaulish hierarchy, from Proto-Celtic *vateis, plural of *vatis, cognate with Latin vatis, Old Irish faith, Welsh ofydd. The modern word, and the artificial senses attached to it, are from the 18c. Celtic revival and the word appears first in Henry Rowlands.
ovate (adj.): 1760, from Latin ovum "egg" (see ovum).
ovation (n.): 1530s, in the Roman historical sense, from Middle French ovation or directly from Latin ovationem (nominative ovatio) "a triumph, rejoicing," noun of action from past participle stem of ovare "exult, rejoice, triumph," probably imitative of a shout (compare Greek euazein "to utter cries of joy"). In Roman history, a lesser triumph, granted to a commander for achievements insufficient to entitle him to a triumph proper. Figurative sense of "burst of enthusiastic applause from a crowd" is first attested 1831.
provable (adj.): late 14c., "approvable;" c. 1400, "that can be proved," from Old French provable, from prover (see prove (v.)).
removable (adj.): 1530s, from remove (v.) + -able. Related: Removability.
removal (n.): 1590s; see remove (v.) + -al (2).
renovate (v.): 1520s, back-formation from renovation, or else from Latin renovatus, past participle of renovare "renew, restore" (see renovation). Related: Renovated; renovating.
renovation (n.): c. 1400, renovacyoun "spiritual rebirth," also "rebuilding, reconstruction," from Middle French renovation (13c.), or directly from Latin renovationem (nominative renovatio) "a renewing, renewal; a rest," noun of action from past participle stem of renovare "renew, restore," from re- "again" (see re-) + novare "make new," from novus "new" (see new).
samovar (n.): 1830, from Russian samovar, literally "self-boiler," from sam "self" (see same) + varit "to boil" (from Old Church Slavonic variti "to cook," from PIE root *wer- "to burn"); but this is perhaps folk-etymology if the word is from Tatar sanabar "tea-urn."
Slovak: 1829 (n.), 1887 (adj.), from French Slovak, from the people's own name (compare Slovak and Czech Slovak, plural Slovaci; Polish Słowak; Russian Slovak; German Slowake). Related: Slovakian.
supernova (n.): 1934, from super- + nova.
unmovable (adj.): late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + movable (adj.).
unprovable (adj.): early 15c., from un- (1) "not" + provable (adj.).
Villanova: European culture of the early Iron Age, 1901, named for a hamlet near Bologna where archaeological remains of it were found.
ovarium: " Anatomy and Zoology = ovary", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From post-classical Latin ovarium from classical Latin ōvum + -ārium. Compare post-classical Latin ovaria (feminine) the ovary of a bird, and classical Latin ōvārius (masculine) egg-keeper.
pavlova: "A dessert consisting of a meringue base or shell filled with whipped cream and fruit", Named after A. Pavlova (see Pavlova, Anna).