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Where does “ἰχθυόκολλα” come from?

ἰχθυόκολλα (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.

ἰχθυόκολλα (Ancient Greek): fish-glue; isinglass

Definitions

  1. fish-glue; isinglass

Ancestry of “ἰχθυόκολλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
2Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
3Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ἰχθυόκολλα”

  • ichthyocolla
  • ichthyocolla
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