Where does “pelikan” come from?

pelikan (Danish) comes from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

pelikan (Danish): pelican

Definitions

  1. pelican

Ancestry of “pelikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelecānuspelican
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 pelecānus →