Where does “Laredo striped whiptail” come from?
Laredo striped whiptail (English) comes from English whiptail, from English Tail, from Middle English tayl, from Old English tæġl, from Proto-Germanic taglą, from Proto-Indo-European doḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.
Laredo striped whiptail (English): Aspidoscelis laredoensis, a species of exclusively female green-to-brown whiptail
Definitions
- Aspidoscelis laredoensis, a species of exclusively female green-to-brown whiptail
Ancestry of “Laredo striped whiptail”, step by step
Laredo striped whiptail traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English whiptail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whiptail | Any of many New World lizards, of the genus... |
| 2 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 3 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 4 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English striped
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | striped | Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands... |
| 2 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 4 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
via English Laredo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Laredo | A city in north Tamaulipas, Mexico |