Where does “fauno” come from?

fauno (Portuguese) comes from Latin Faunus, from New Latin fauna, from English avifauna, from Latin avis, from Proto-Italic awis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

fauno (Portuguese): faun

Definitions

faun

Ancestry of “fauno”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Faunus	Faunus horned god of the forest, plains and fields
2	New Latin	fauna	animals
3	English	avifauna	The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
4	Latin	avis	a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
5	Proto-Italic	awis	bird
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éwis	bird

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