Where does “perdiu” come from?

perdiu (Catalan) comes from Latin perdīx, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

perdiu (Catalan): partridge

Definitions

  1. partridge

Ancestry of “perdiu”, step by step

perdiu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin perdīx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperdīxpartridge
2Ancient Greekπέρδιξpartridge
3Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
4Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

via Latin diū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiūlong, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time
2Proto-Italic*djous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “perdiu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai →