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Where does “ὗς” come from?

ὗς (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ὗς (Ancient Greek): pig, swine, hog

Definitions

  1. pig, swine, hog

Ancestry of “ὗς”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ὗς”

  • hyena
  • hyoscyamine
  • hyomandibular
  • hyolaryngeal
  • hyoepiglottic
  • glossohyal
  • hyenalike
  • hyen
  • hyoplastron
  • hyenoid
  • hyolingual
  • hyomental
  • hyenic
  • hyenine
  • hyo-
  • hyosternal
  • hyosternum
  • werehyena
  • hyoseris
  • hyaena
  • hyoscyamus
  • hiena
  • iena
  • hiena
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