Where does “pelikaan” come from?

pelikaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pellicaen, from Old French pelican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

pelikaan (Dutch): pelican, bird of the family Pelecanidae

Definitions

  1. pelican, bird of the family Pelecanidae

Ancestry of “pelikaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpellicaen
2Old Frenchpelican
3Latinpelecānuspelican
4Ancient Greekπελεκάνpelican
5Ancient Greekπέλεκυςtwo-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

Words derived from “pelikaan

Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς