Where does “faunistic” come from?
faunistic (English) comes from Romanian faună, from French faune, from Middle French faune, from Latin Faunus, from New Latin fauna, from English avifauna, from Latin avis, from Proto-Italic awis — bird.
faunistic (English): Relating to the distribution of animals
Definitions
- Relating to the distribution of animals
Ancestry of “faunistic”, step by step
faunistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian faună
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | faună | fauna |
| 2 | French | faune | faun; tree grayling; fauna, wildlife |
| 3 | Middle French | faune | — |
| 4 | Latin | Faunus | Faunus horned god of the forest, plains and fields |
| 5 | New Latin | fauna | animals |
| 6 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 7 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | awis | bird |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |
via English Fauna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fauna | The goddess of animals, nature, spring and fertility; she is also the consort of Faunus |