Where does “hyeena” come from?
hyeena (Finnish) comes from Medieval Latin hyena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus — in.
hyeena (Finnish): hyena
Ancestry of “hyeena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | hyena | — |
| 2 | Latin | hyaena | a hyena |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὕαινα | hyena |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 5 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 6 | Latin | intestīnum | — |
| 7 | Latin | intestīnus | — |
| 8 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 9 | Latin | în | — |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “hyeena”