Where does “ornis” come from?

ornis (English) comes from German Ornis, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ornis (English): A bird; The birds collectively of a region;...

Definitions

  1. A bird; The birds collectively of a region;...

Ancestry of “ornis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOrnis—
2Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →