Where does “ibis” come from?

ibis (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ibis, from Latin ībis, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

ibis (Dutch): ibis, bird of the family

Definitions

  1. ibis, bird of the family

Ancestry of “ibis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchibis—
2Latinībisibis (wading bird)
3Latineōto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “ibis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →
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