Where does “ἰχθυφόνος” come from?

ἰχθυφόνος (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.

ἰχθυφόνος (Ancient Greek): killing fish, fish killing

Definitions

  1. killing fish, fish killing

Ancestry of “ἰχθυφόνος”, step by step

ἰχθυφόνος 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 φόνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφόνοςmurder, slaughter; murder, homicide
2Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰónosmurder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →