Where does β€œProavis” come from?

Proavis (English) comes from English avis, from Middle English avys, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀.

Proavis (English): Any of various hypothetical extinct species or taxa that were coined in the early 20th century in an attempt to support and explain the hypothetical evolutionary steps and anatomical adaptations leading from non-avian theropod dinosaurs to birds

Definitions

  1. Any of various hypothetical extinct species or taxa that were coined in the early 20th century in an attempt to support and explain the hypothetical evolutionary steps and anatomical adaptations leading from non-avian theropod dinosaurs to birds

Ancestry of β€œProavis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishavisadvice; opinion; deliberation
2Middle Englishavysopinion
3Old Frenchavisopinion
4Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
5LatinAβ€”
6EtruscanπŒ€and, also
7Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
8Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
9Egyptian𓃾—
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’Every word from Phoenician 𐀀 β†’Every word from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ” β†’