Where does “leghorn” come from?

leghorn (Dutch) comes from English Leghorn, from Old Italian Legorno, from Latin Liburnus, from Latin Liburnī — A pre-Roman tribe settled in Istria.

leghorn (Dutch): leghorn, breed of chicken from Livorno

Definitions

  1. leghorn, breed of chicken from Livorno

Ancestry of “leghorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLeghornAlternative letter-case form of leghorn; Livorno
2Old ItalianLegorno—
3LatinLiburnus—
4LatinLiburnīA pre-Roman tribe settled in Istria
Every word from Latin Liburnī →Every word from Latin Liburnus →Every word from Old Italian Legorno →