Where does “hyena” come from?
hyena (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în — in.
Ancestry of “hyena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | hyaena | a hyena |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὕαινα | hyena |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 4 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 5 | Latin | intestīnum | — |
| 6 | Latin | intestīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 8 | Latin | în | — |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “hyena”