Where does “ἰχθυοθηρική” come from?

ἰχθυοθηρική (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.

ἰχθυοθηρική (Ancient Greek): fishing

Definitions

  1. fishing

Ancestry of “ἰχθυοθηρική”, step by step

ἰχθυοθηρική 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 θηράω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθηράωto hunt
2Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
3Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetósEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós