Where does “Madagascar buzzard” come from?
Madagascar buzzard (English) comes from English buzzard, from Middle English bosart, from Anglo-Norman buisart, from Old French busart, from Old French buison, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz — to become, grow, appear.
Madagascar buzzard (English): "Buteo brachypterus", a species of bird of prey...
Definitions
- "Buteo brachypterus", a species of bird of prey...
Ancestry of “Madagascar buzzard”, step by step
Madagascar buzzard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English buzzard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buzzard | Any of several Old World birds of prey of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | bosart | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | buisart | — |
| 4 | Old French | busart | — |
| 5 | Old French | buison | bush |
| 6 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 7 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via English Madagascar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Madagascar | A resident of Madagascar |
| 2 | Middle French | Madagascar | — |
| 3 | English | Mogadishu | The government of Somalia |
| 4 | Arabic | مَقَدِيشُو | — |
| 5 | Persian | [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] | — |