Where does “Faunalia” come from?

Faunalia (Latin) comes from Latin Faunus, from New Latin fauna, from English avifauna, from Latin avis, from Proto-Italic awis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

Faunalia (Latin): Either of two festivals held in honor of the god Faunus, celebrated on the Ides of February and the Nones of December

Definitions

Either of two festivals held in honor of the god Faunus, celebrated on the Ides of February and the Nones of December

Ancestry of “Faunalia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Faunus	Faunus horned god of the forest, plains and fields
2	New Latin	fauna	animals
3	English	avifauna	The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
4	Latin	avis	a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
5	Proto-Italic	awis	bird
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éwis	bird

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