Where does “Pelican” come from?

Pelican (English) comes from Middle English pellican, from Old English pellican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

Pelican (English): Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch

Definitions

  1. Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch

Ancestry of “Pelican”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpellicanpelican
2Old Englishpellicanpelican
3Latinpelecānuspelican
4Ancient Greekπελεκάνpelican
5Ancient Greekπέλεκυςtwo-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

Words derived from “Pelican”

Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς →Every word from Ancient Greek πελεκάν →Every word from Latin pelecānus →