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Where does “ὄρνῑς” come from?

ὄρνῑς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ὄρνῑς (Ancient Greek): bird; chicken

Definitions

  1. bird; chicken

Ancestry of “ὄρνῑς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “ὄρνῑς”

  • ornithologist
  • ornithology
  • ornis
  • paleornithology
  • Avernus
  • ornithomimosaurian
  • ethnoornithology
  • ethnoornithologist
  • Avernus
  • ornitorrinco
  • Averno
  • avernale
  • ornithorynque
  • Ornis
  • ornitorrinco
  • ornitorinko
  • όρνιθα
  • ορνιθώνας
  • ορνιθολογία
  • Sturnornis
  • Ornithomimosauria
  • Ornithischia
  • Ornithorhynchus
  • Ornithorhynchidae
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