Where does “schoenbekooievaar” come from?
schoenbekooievaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
schoenbekooievaar (Dutch): shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Definitions
- shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Ancestry of “schoenbekooievaar”, step by step
schoenbekooievaar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bek | a bird's beak; any animal's mouth; a human mouth |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bec | — |
| 3 | Old French | bec | beak, bill |
| 4 | Latin | beccus | beak, bill |
| 5 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Dutch schoen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schoen | shoe |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schoe | shoe |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skuo | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skōh | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Dutch ooievaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ooievaar | A stork, bird of the family Ciconiidae |