Where does “αετός” come from?

αετός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

αετός (Greek): eagle; kite; a clever resourceful person

Definitions

  1. eagle; kite; a clever resourceful person

Ancestry of “αετός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
2Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “αετός”

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