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Where does “ibis” come from?

ibis (English) comes from Latin ībis, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

ibis (English): Any of various long-legged wading birds in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of various long-legged wading birds in the...

Ancestry of “ibis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinībis—
2Latineō—
3Proto-ItaliceōI go
4Proto-Italicejō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “ibis”

  • ibisbill
  • aibis
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