Where does “ἁλιάετος” come from?

ἁλιάετος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς, from Translingual halo-, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ἁλιάετος (Ancient Greek): uncertain: probably osprey or white-tailed eagle

Definitions

  1. uncertain: probably osprey or white-tailed eagle

Ancestry of “ἁλιάετος”, step by step

ἁλιάετος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λςsalt, sea
2Translingualhalo-
3Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ετός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾱ̓ετόςeagle

Words derived from “ἁλιάετος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἅλς
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