Where does “Parrot” come from?

Parrot comes from Old French Perrot, a diminutive form whose original meaning is unknown.

Parrot (English): A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae

Definitions

  1. A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae

Ancestry of “Parrot”, step by step

Parrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French perrot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchperrot—
2Middle Frenchperroquet—

via French perrot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperrot—

Words derived from “Parrot”

Every word from Middle French perroquet →Every word from Middle French perrot →