noun, masculine/œf/plural: œufs
egg; egg; ovum; gondola lift
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Classical Latin ōvum Vulgar Latin *ŏvum Old French oef Middle French œuf French œuf Inherited from Middle French œuf, from Old French oef, from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum. Compare Occitan uòu.