Where does “νηττοφόνος” come from?

νηττοφόνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θείνω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

νηττοφόνος (Ancient Greek): kind of eagle

Definitions

  1. kind of eagle

Ancestry of “νηττοφόνος”, step by step

νηττοφόνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek θείνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθείνωto strike, wound
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Ancient Greek νῆττα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνῆτταa duck
2Proto-Hellenicnāťťa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Ancient Greek θείνω →