Where does “ἰχθυεῖον” come from?

ἰχθυεῖον (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.

ἰχθυεῖον (Ancient Greek): fish-market

Definitions

  1. fish-market

Ancestry of “ἰχθυεῖον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
2Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
3Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →