Where does “American bullfrog” come from?
American bullfrog (English) comes from English bullfrog, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
American bullfrog (English): A large species of toad, Aquarana catesbeiana (syn. Rana catesbeiana or Lithobates catesbeiana), found in North America
Definitions
- A large species of toad, Aquarana catesbeiana (syn. Rana catesbeiana or Lithobates catesbeiana), found in North America
Ancestry of “American bullfrog”, step by step
American bullfrog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bullfrog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bullfrog | Any of various frogs having a croak that... |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English american
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | american | A citizen or national of the United States of America |
| 2 | English | -n | Alternative form of -en; API; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |