Where does “pelicà” come from?

pelicà (Catalan) comes from Latin pelicānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

pelicà (Catalan): pelican

Definitions

  1. pelican

Ancestry of “pelicà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelicānus—
2Ancient Greekπελεκάνpelican
3Ancient Greekπέλεκυςtwo-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...
Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς →Every word from Ancient Greek πελεκάν →Every word from Latin pelicānus →