Where does “papegaaiduiker” come from?
papegaaiduiker (Dutch) comes from Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
papegaaiduiker (Dutch): puffin, "Fratercula arctica", a diving seabird...
Definitions
- puffin, "Fratercula arctica", a diving seabird...
Ancestry of “papegaaiduiker”, step by step
papegaaiduiker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch papegaai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | papegaai | parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | papegay | — |
| 3 | Old French | papegai | parrot |
| 4 | Old Spanish | papagayo | — |
| 5 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 6 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 7 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 8 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |