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Where does “ὕαινα” come from?

ὕαινα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

ὕαινα (Ancient Greek): hyena

Definitions

  1. hyena

Ancestry of “ὕαινα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὗςpig, swine, hog
2Latinintestinalisintestinal; pertaining to the intestine
3Latinintestīnum—
4Latinintestīnus—
5Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ὕαινα”

  • hyena
  • hyenalike
  • hyen
  • hyenoid
  • hyenic
  • hyenine
  • werehyena
  • hyaena
  • hiena
  • iena
  • hiena
  • hyène
  • Hyäne
  • ハイエナ
  • grottenhyena
  • hyena
  • stripehyene
  • hyene
  • flekkhyene
  • Hyaena
  • Hyaenidae
  • Hyaena hyaena
  • Hyaeninae
  • Parahyaena
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