Where does “hyena” come from?
hyena (Dutch) comes from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în — in.
hyena (Dutch): hyena, any member of the family Hyaenidae
Definitions
- hyena, any member of the family Hyaenidae
Ancestry of “hyena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hyaena | a hyena |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὕαινα | hyena |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 4 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 5 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 6 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 7 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |