Where does “ornitologia” come from?
ornitologia (Finnish) comes from New Latin ornithologia, from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ornitologia (Finnish): ornithology; Partitive singular form of...
Definitions
- ornithology; Partitive singular form of...
Ancestry of “ornitologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | ornithologia | ornithology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀρνιθολόγος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |