Where does “kroeskoppelikaan” come from?
kroeskoppelikaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop, from Latin cūppa, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kroeskoppelikaan (Dutch): Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
Definitions
- Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
Ancestry of “kroeskoppelikaan”, step by step
kroeskoppelikaan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kop | cup; head; a human |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cop | — |
| 3 | Latin | cūppa | drinking vessel |
| 4 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Dutch pelikaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pelikaan | pelican, bird of the family Pelecanidae |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pellicaen | — |
| 3 | Old French | pelican | — |
| 4 | Latin | pelecānus | pelican |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πελεκάν | pelican |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέλεκυς | two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,... |
via Dutch kroezen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kroezen | — |