Where does “ihtiozaur” come from?

ihtiozaur (Romanian) comes from French ichtyosaure, 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.

ihtiozaur (Romanian): ichthyosaur

Definitions

  1. ichthyosaur

Ancestry of “ihtiozaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchichtyosaureichthyosaur
2Frenchichtyo-fish; ichthyo
3Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
4Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
5Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós →