Where does “ὄρνις” come from?
ὄρνις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ὄρνις (Ancient Greek): bird; chicken
Definitions
- bird; chicken
Ancestry of “ὄρνις”, step by step
ὄρνις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek λόγος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek ὄρνιθος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνιθος | genitive singular of ὄρνῑς; bird |