Where does “Φαῦνος” come from?

Φαῦνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Faunus, from New Latin fauna, from English avifauna, from Latin avis, from Proto-Italic awis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

Φαῦνος (Ancient Greek): Faunus

Definitions

  1. Faunus

Ancestry of “Φαῦνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFaunusFaunus horned god of the forest, plains and fields
2New Latinfaunaanimals
3EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
4Latinavisa bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
5Proto-Italicawisbird
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis