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Where does “ornithologia” come from?

ornithologia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρνιθολόγος, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ornithologia (Latin): ornithology

Definitions

  1. ornithology

Ancestry of “ornithologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρνιθολόγος—
2Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “ornithologia”

  • ornitológia
  • ornitológiai
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