Where does “Ardeotis” come from?

Ardeotis (Translingual) comes from Translingual Otis, from Latin otis, from Ancient Greek ὠτίς, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ardeotis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ardeotis”, step by step

Ardeotis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Otis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOtisgenus
2Latinotisa kind of bustard; dative plural of ōtus;...
3Ancient Greekὠτίςbustard
4Ancient Greekοὖςear; hearing; spy
5Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
6Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Translingual Ardea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArdeagenus and certain other herons and egrets}}
2LatinArdeaa very ancient city of Latium, capital of the Rutuli
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic odónts