Where does “αἰγοπρόσωπος” come from?

αἰγοπρόσωπος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

αἰγοπρόσωπος (Ancient Greek): goat-faced

Definitions

  1. goat-faced

Ancestry of “αἰγοπρόσωπος”, step by step

αἰγοπρόσωπος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πρόσωπον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
2Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
3Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Ancient Greek αἴξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἴξgoat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →