Where does “ὀρτύκιον” come from?

ὀρτύκιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρτυξ, from Proto-Indo-European wort-.

ὀρτύκιον (Ancient Greek): quail bird

Definitions

  1. quail bird

Ancestry of “ὀρτύκιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρτυξcommon quail; harefoot plantain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwort-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wort-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρτυξ
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