Where does “ἰχθυδόκος” come from?

ἰχθυδόκος (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.

ἰχθυδόκος (Ancient Greek): holding fish

Definitions

  1. holding fish

Ancestry of “ἰχθυδόκος”, step by step

ἰχθυδόκος 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 δέχομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekδέχομαιTo accept, receive
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →