Where does “Eudyptes” come from?

Eudyptes (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek εὐ-, from Ancient Greek πίων, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Eudyptes (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Eudyptes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὐ-good, well
2Ancient Greekπίωνfat, rich; wealthy; abounding, fertile
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Ancient Greek εὐ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πίων →