English
ichthyocentaur
Ichthyocentaur comes from Ancient Greek ἰχθυοκένταυρος ‘half-man and half-fish, merman/mermaid’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἰχθυοκένταυροςikhthuokéntauros‘half-man and half-fish, merman/mermaid’
- Englishtodayichthyocentaur
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἰχθυοκένταυροςikhthuokéntauros‘half-man and half-fish, merman/mermaid’
- Englishtodayichthyocentaur
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἰχθυοκένταυρος
Today it means
noun A centaurian sea being with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and forelegs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἰχθυοκένταυρος / ichthyocentaur