Where does “polla d'aigua” come from?

polla 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.

polla d'aigua (Catalan): moorhen

Definitions

  1. moorhen

Ancestry of “polla d'aigua”, step by step

polla d'aigua traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalandeThe name of the Latin-script letter D; of, from
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Catalan aigua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanaiguawater
2Old Occitanaiguawater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Catalan polla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpollapullet; cock, dick
2Vulgar Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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