Where does “ichthyocentaur” come from?

ichthyocentaur (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἰχθυοκένταυρος, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ichthyocentaur (English): A centaurian sea being with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and forelegs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish

Definitions

  1. A centaurian sea being with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and forelegs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish

Ancestry of “ichthyocentaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰχθυοκένταυροςhalf-man and half-fish
2Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
3Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
4Proto-Hellenicayyetós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetósEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós