Where does “Lanner Falcon” come from?
Lanner Falcon (English) comes from English Falcon, from Middle English faucoun, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falco, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
Lanner Falcon (English): Falco biarmicus, a large bird of prey found in Africa, southeast Europe, and southwest Asia
Definitions
- Falco biarmicus, a large bird of prey found in Africa, southeast Europe, and southwest Asia
Ancestry of “Lanner Falcon”, step by step
Lanner Falcon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Falcon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Falcon | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | faucoun | A peregrine falcon or any other bird of prey... |
| 3 | Old French | falcun | Alternative form of faucon |
| 4 | Late Latin | falco | falcon |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 8 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |