Where does “ichtyologiste” come from?

ichtyologiste (French) comes from French ichtyologie, from French ichtyo-, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ichtyologiste (French): ichthyologist

Definitions

  1. ichthyologist

Ancestry of “ichtyologiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchichtyologieichthyology
2Frenchichtyo-fish; ichthyo
3Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
4Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
5Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →