Where does “picardona d'aigua” come from?
picardona d'aigua (Catalan) comes from Catalan de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
picardona d'aigua (Catalan): spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
Definitions
- spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
Ancestry of “picardona d'aigua”, step by step
picardona d'aigua traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | de | The name of the Latin-script letter D; of, from |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Catalan picardona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | picardona | Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla) |
| 2 | Catalan | picar | to bite, sting; to peck; to prick, pierce |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 4 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |