Where does “γιδοβοσκός” come from?
γιδοβοσκός (Greek) comes from Greek γιδο-, from Greek γίδα, from Greek γίδι, from Byzantine Greek γίδιν, from Ancient Greek αἰγίδιον, from Ancient Greek αἴξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.
γιδοβοσκός (Greek): goatherd
Ancestry of “γιδοβοσκός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | γιδο- | related to goat or goats |
| 2 | Greek | γίδα | goat |
| 3 | Greek | γίδι | kid, young goat |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | γίδιν | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἰγίδιον | kid, young goat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αἴξ | goat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |