Where does “avi-” come from?

avi- (Dutch) comes from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.

avi- (Dutch): avi-: pertaining to birds or flight

Definitions

  1. avi-: pertaining to birds or flight

Ancestry of “avi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinavisa bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
2EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
3Latinfaunaanimals
Every word from Latin fauna →Every word from Latin avis →Every word from English avifauna →