Where does “αλιάετος” come from?

αλιάετος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἁλιάετος, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς, from Translingual halo-, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

αλιάετος (Greek): osprey, sea eagle

Definitions

  1. osprey, sea eagle

Ancestry of “αλιάετος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁλιάετοςuncertain: probably osprey or white-tailed eagle
2Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λςsalt, sea
3Translingualhalo-
4Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἅλς
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