Etymology

ichthyo-

Today it means: fish Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s) ← Proto-Hellenic *ikʰtʰū́s ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰúHs?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰǵʰúHs?
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ikʰtʰū́s
  3. Ancient Greekῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s)
  4. English todayichthyo-

From Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s, “fish”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.