The method of scoring which we use today has basically remained the same over the ages — each point being scored by fifteen, such as 15, 30, etc. The score "forty," which comes after "thirty", is actually an abbreviation of "forty-five." The word deuce (this term denotes that each player has a score of forty) is a derivative of the French words "à deux", indicating that two points must be won consecutively to win the game. There are many stories as to the origins of the score love (having zero points). Its most likely derivation is from the French word oeuf, which means egg. The oval shape of the egg is symbolic of the numeral "0.