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