Where does “zertzeta” come from?
zertzeta (Basque) comes from Spanish cerceta, from Vulgar Latin *cercedula, from Latin querquedula, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
zertzeta (Basque): Eurasian teal
Definitions
- Eurasian teal
Ancestry of “zertzeta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cerceta | teal |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *cercedula | — |
| 3 | Latin | querquedula | A kind of duck, perhaps the teal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |