Where does “parkiet” come from?
parkiet (Dutch) comes from Portuguese periquito, from Spanish periquito, from Spanish perico, from Old Spanish Pero, from Latin per hoc, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
parkiet (Dutch): a parakeet, a budgie; a member of various species of small parrots (not forming a monophyletic clade)
Definitions
- a parakeet, a budgie; a member of various species of small parrots (not forming a monophyletic clade)
Ancestry of “parkiet”, step by step
parkiet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese periquito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | periquito | parakeet |
| 2 | Spanish | periquito | budgerigar; A person connected with w:RCD... |
| 3 | Spanish | perico | parakeet; Large fan; headdress |
| 4 | Old Spanish | Pero | but; yet |
| 5 | Latin | per hoc | by this |
| 6 | Latin | hōc | for this reason, because of this |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via French perroquet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | perroquet | parrot; topgallant |
| 2 | Italian | parrocchetto | parakeet, parrot; foretopsail; foretopmast |
| 3 | Italian | parroco | parish priest |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | parochus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάροχος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρέχω | I hold beside, hold in readiness, to furnish,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 9 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 10 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |