Where does “hyene” come from?
hyene (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
hyene (Norwegian Bokmål): a hyena or hyaena
Definitions
- a hyena or hyaena
Ancestry of “hyene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὕαινα | hyena |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 3 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 4 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 5 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 6 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |