Where does “citroenkuifkaketoe” come from?
citroenkuifkaketoe (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakaktua, from Malay tua, from Classical Malay tua, from Malay tuha, from Proto-Malayic tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan tuha — old.
citroenkuifkaketoe (Dutch): a citron-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata)
Definitions
- a citron-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata)
Ancestry of “citroenkuifkaketoe”, step by step
citroenkuifkaketoe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kaketoe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaketoe | cockatoo, parrot of the family Cacatuidae |
| 2 | Malay | kakaktua | cockatoo; pincers |
| 3 | Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 4 | Classical Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 5 | Malay | tuha | Obsolete form of tua |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | tuha | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | tuha | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | tuha | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)tuqah | old |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)tuqaS | old |
via Dutch citroen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | citroen | A lemon; The lemon tree, "Citrus limon" |
| 2 | Middle French | citron | — |
| 3 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 4 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
via Dutch kuif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kuif | A crest of plumage or hair; Any hairstyle that... |