Where does “Eurasian teal” come from?
Eurasian teal (English) comes from English Eurasian, from English Euro, from English eurocurrency, from English Euro-, from English Europe, from Middle English Europe, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη — to see; eye.
Eurasian teal (English): Anas crecca, a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Palearctic and migrates south in winter
Definitions
- Anas crecca, a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Palearctic and migrates south in winter
Ancestry of “Eurasian teal”, step by step
Eurasian teal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Eurasian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eurasian | Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or... |
| 2 | English | Euro | Clipping of European; Alternative spelling of... |
| 3 | English | eurocurrency | Alternative form of Eurocurrency |
| 4 | English | Euro- | pertaining to Europe, especially as a political... |
| 5 | English | Europe | A political entity; the European Union |
| 6 | Middle English | Europe | — |
| 7 | Latin | Eurōpa | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Εὐρώπη | Europa; Europe |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |