Where does “fastitocalon” come from?

fastitocalon (Old English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσπιδοχελώνη, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

fastitocalon (Old English): a large whale

Definitions

  1. a large whale

Ancestry of “fastitocalon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσπιδοχελώνηaspidochelone
2Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπιδοχελώνη →