Where does “ittiosauro” come from?

ittiosauro (Italian) comes from Italian ittio-, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ittiosauro (Italian): ichthyosaur

Definitions

  1. ichthyosaur

Ancestry of “ittiosauro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianittio-ichthyo-
2Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
3Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
4Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →