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Where does “iena” come from?

iena (Italian) comes from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în — in.

iena (Italian): hyena

Definitions

  1. hyena

Ancestry of “iena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhyaenaa hyena
2Ancient Greekὕαιναhyena
3Ancient Greekὗςpig, swine, hog
4Latinintestinalisintestinal; pertaining to the intestine
5Latinintestīnum—
6Latinintestīnus—
7Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “iena”

  • hiena
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →