Where does “grijskoppurperkoet” come from?
grijskoppurperkoet (Dutch) comes from Dutch purperkoet, from Dutch purper, from Middle Dutch purper, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα, from Ancient Greek πορφύρω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
grijskoppurperkoet (Dutch): grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
Definitions
- grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
Ancestry of “grijskoppurperkoet”, step by step
grijskoppurperkoet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch purperkoet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | purperkoet | a swamphen |
| 2 | Dutch | purper | purple, especially a reddish hue of purple colour |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | purper | — |
| 4 | Latin | purpura | the purple-fish, a species of shellfish or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πορφύρα | purple-fish; a purple dye obtained from it;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πορφύρω | to surge up; to redden |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |