Where does “avifaunal” come from?

avifaunal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

avifaunal (English): Of or pertaining to avifauna

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to avifauna

Ancestry of “avifaunal”, step by step

avifaunal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English avifauna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
2Latinavisa bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
3Proto-Italicawisbird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →