Where does “alció” come from?

alció (Catalan) comes from Latin alcyon, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών — kingfisher, halcyon.

alció (Catalan): kingfisher

Definitions

  1. kingfisher

Ancestry of “alció”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalcyonThe halcyon; kingfisher
2Ancient Greekἀλκυώνkingfisher, halcyon
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών →Every word from Latin alcyon →
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