Where does “ἰχθυβόρος” come from?

ἰχθυβόρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ἰχθυβόρος (Ancient Greek): fish-eating

Definitions

  1. fish-eating

Ancestry of “ἰχθυβόρος”, step by step

ἰχθυβόρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἰχθύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
2Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
3Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekβιβρώσκωI eat, eat up
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →