Where does “-ornis” come from?

-ornis (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

-ornis (Translingual): Used to form genus names of birds

Definitions

  1. Used to form genus names of birds

Ancestry of “-ornis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρνιςbird; chicken
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “-ornis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →