Where does “avifauna” come from?
avifauna (English) comes from Latin avis, from Proto-Italic awis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
avifauna (English): The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
Definitions
- The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
Ancestry of “avifauna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | awis | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |
Words derived from “avifauna”