Where does “ibex” come from?
Ibex comes from Latin ibex, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ-, a root of uncertain meaning.
ibex (English): A type of wild mountain goat of the genus...
Definitions
- A type of wild mountain goat of the genus...
Ancestry of “ibex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ibex | chamois |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (h₁)ebʰ- | climbing |