- oval (adj.)
[oval 词源字典]
- 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 etymology, oval origin, 英语词源]
- oval (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French ovalle "oval figure," from Medieval Latin ovalis (see oval (adj.)).