Where does “ihtiolog” come from?

ihtiolog (Romanian) comes from French ichtyologue, from French ichtyo-, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ihtiolog (Romanian): ichthyologist

Definitions

  1. ichthyologist

Ancestry of “ihtiolog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchichtyologueichthyologist
2Frenchichtyo-fish; ichthyo
3Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
4Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
5Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ihtiolog”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →