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Where does “piscivore” come from?

piscivore (Latin) comes from Latin piscivorus, from Latin piscis, from Proto-Indo-European pisḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

piscivore (Latin): vocative masculine singular of piscivorus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of piscivorus

Ancestry of “piscivore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiscivorusfish-eating
2Latinpiscisa fish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpisḱ-fish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
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