Where does “piscivorus” come from?

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

piscivorus (Latin): fish-eating

Definitions

  1. fish-eating

Ancestry of “piscivorus”, step by step

piscivorus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin piscis

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

via Latin voro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvoroI devour; I eat greedily; I swallow up; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “piscivorus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pisḱ- →Every word from Latin piscis →