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Where does “ῐ̓χθῠ́ς” come from?

ῐ̓χθῠ́ς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ῐ̓χθῠ́ς (Ancient Greek): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “ῐ̓χθῠ́ς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
2Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ῐ̓χθῠ́ς”

  • ichthyosis
  • ichthyology
  • ichthyologist
  • ichthyol
  • ichthyological
  • ichthyolite
  • ichthyosiform
  • ichthyofauna
  • ichthyoplankton
  • ichthus
  • ichthyotoxic
  • ichthyologic
  • ichthyofaunal
  • ichthyoid
  • ichthyotoxicity
  • ichthyomorphic
  • ichthyocolla
  • ichthyophagy
  • ichthyolatry
  • ichthyophobia
  • ichthyotoxin
  • ichthyomancy
  • paleoichthyologist
  • ichthyosarcotoxin
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