Where does “ἰχθυοκένταυρος” come from?

ἰχθυοκένταυρος (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.

ἰχθυοκένταυρος (Ancient Greek): half-man and half-fish

Definitions

  1. half-man and half-fish

Ancestry of “ἰχθυοκένταυρος”, step by step

ἰχθυοκένταυρος 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 Κένταυρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚένταυροςCentaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...
2Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “ἰχθυοκένταυρος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetósEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós