ovarien

Forms

ovarien (feminine ovarienne, masculine plural ovariens, feminine plural ovariennes)^[1]

Etymology

It is a learned derivative from French ovaire + -ien.^[2][1][3] The Grand Robert and the Petit Robert form it on the stem of the noun;^[4][5] Rey notes that other medical terms of the same family were formed directly on the Latin ōvārium.^[6]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is first recorded in 1820, in P. J. F. Turpin's essay on the iconography of plants, as a term of botany.^[2][6]

Semantic evolution

Used first in botany, of the ovary of a flower, it was then used in physiology of the female ovary and its functions.^[6][2] Littré gives it as a term of both botany and anatomy;^[7] the Académie recorded it in 1838.^[3] In modern use it describes the hormones, secretions, troubles and tumours of the ovary, and cycle ovarien names the periodic changes of the ovary from the ripening of the follicle to the formation of the corps jaune.^[5][2]

Timeline

• 1820 – First recorded, in botany, in Turpin.^[2][6]
• 1838 – Recorded by the Académie.^[3][4]
• 1873 – Littré gives it as a term of botany and anatomy.^[7]

Meanings

Adjective

1. (anatomy, physiology) ovarian: relating to the ovary or its functions: une tumeur ovarienne.^[2][8][3]
2. Cycle ovarien: the ovarian cycle, the periodic changes of the ovary from the ripening of the follicule to the forming of the corpus luteum.^[5][2]
3. (botany) Relating to the ovary of a flower.^[7][6]

Related words

• ovaire
• ovarite
• ovariectomie
• Latin ōvārium

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g Trésor de la langue française informatisé (2004), ATILF – CNRS & Université de Lorraine, atilf.fr/tlfi; electronic version of Imbs, Paul; Quemada, Bernard, eds. (1971–1994), Trésor de la langue française, Paris: CNRS / Gallimard
3. ^ a b c d Guilbert, Louis; Lagane, René; Niobey, Georges, eds. (1971–1978; 1989), Grand Larousse de la langue française, Paris: Larousse
4. ^ a b Rey, Alain, ed. (2005), Le Grand Robert de la langue française, electronic version, Paris: Le Robert
5. ^ a b c Rey-Debove, Josette; Rey, Alain, eds. (2007), Le Petit Robert de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
6. ^ a b c d e Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
7. ^ a b c Littré, Émile (1873–1877), Dictionnaire de la langue française, 4 vols. and supplement, Paris: Hachette
8. ^ Dictionnaire Le Robert en ligne, dictionnaire.lerobert.com (accessed 2024)