English
enantiornithine
Enantiornithine comes from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς ‘bird’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō ‘eagle’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃érō‘eagle’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*órn-īk-s ~ *órn-īkʷʰ-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄρνῑςórnithos‘bird’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017enantiornithine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃érō‘eagle’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*órn-īk-s ~ *órn-īkʷʰ-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄρνῑςórnithos‘bird’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017enantiornithine
Earliest quotation: 2017, Dave Hone: “The enantiornithines were rather diverse in form and size,…”
Formed from enantio-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- ‘to move, to stir’
run, ride, original, earn, origin, abortion, abort, orient, irritable, irritate, orogeny, 17 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō ‘eagle’
through Proto-Hellenic *órn-īk-s ~ *órn-īkʷʰ-
Today it means
noun Any of an extinct group of protobirds of the Enantiornithes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō / enantiornithine