Etymograph

English

ichthyphagous

Ichthyphagous comes from Ancient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος ‘eating fish’, and goes back to ῐ̓χθῡ́ς.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓χθῡ́ς‘fish’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἰχθυοφάγοςikhthuphágosas ἰχθυφάγος‘eating fish’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1839ichthyphagous

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓χθῡ́ς‘fish’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἰχθυοφάγοςikhthuphágosas ἰχθυφάγος‘eating fish’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1839ichthyphagous

Earliest quotation: 1839, Lt. Thomas John Newbold, On the Wild Tribes of the Malay Peninsula: “Dr. Leyden entertained an opinion that the Battas of…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς

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