Where does “ὀρτυγοτροφεῖον” come from?

ὀρτυγοτροφεῖον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τροφεῖον, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

ὀρτυγοτροφεῖον (Ancient Greek): quail-coop

Definitions

  1. quail-coop

Ancestry of “ὀρτυγοτροφεῖον”, step by step

ὀρτυγοτροφεῖον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τροφεῖον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροφεῖονsmall room, chamber; poultry house; cage
2Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
3Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
4Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—

via Ancient Greek ὄρτῠξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρτῠξcommon quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek τρέφω →Every word from Ancient Greek τροφή →