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Where does “Chadicist” come from?

Chadicist (English) comes from English Chadic, from English Chad, from English ICH, from English ichthyophthiriasis, from English Ichthyophthirius, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós — bird.

Chadicist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying Chadic...

Definitions

  1. A linguist who specialises in studying Chadic...

Ancestry of “Chadicist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChadicBelonging or relating to the Chadic language...
2EnglishChadA very handsome, usually tall, man whom women...
3EnglishICHInitialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...
4EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
5EnglishIchthyophthirius—
6Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
7Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
8Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →