Where does “avian” come from?
Avian comes from English -ian, a suffix derived from Latin -ius, -um, and -us, which trace back through Proto-Italic -os to Proto-Indo-European -ós, ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis meaning bird.
avian (English): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to...
Definitions
- Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to...
Ancestry of “avian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 2 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 3 | Latin | fauna | animals |
Words derived from “avian”