Where does “ichtyosaure” come from?

ichtyosaure (French) comes 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.

ichtyosaure (French): ichthyosaur

Definitions

  1. ichthyosaur

Ancestry of “ichtyosaure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchichtyo-fish; ichthyo
2Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
3Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
4Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ichtyosaure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →