Where does “ἰχθυόφαγος” come from?

ἰχθυόφαγος (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.

ἰχθυόφαγος (Ancient Greek): fish-eating; eating fish

Definitions

  1. fish-eating; eating fish

Ancestry of “ἰχθυόφαγος”, step by step

ἰχθυόφαγος 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 φάγος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
2Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetósEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós