Where does “Sri Lanka bush warbler” come from?
Sri Lanka bush warbler (English) comes from English bush warbler, from English warbler, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
Sri Lanka bush warbler (English): Elaphrornis palliseri, the only species of bush warbler in Sri Lanka, to which it is endemic
Definitions
- Elaphrornis palliseri, the only species of bush warbler in Sri Lanka, to which it is endemic
Ancestry of “Sri Lanka bush warbler”, step by step
Sri Lanka bush warbler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bush warbler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bush warbler | Any of various small insectivorous songbirds belonging to the genera Cettia and Bradypterus |
| 2 | English | warbler | Any of various small passerine songbirds,... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Sri Lanka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sri Lanka | — |
| 2 | Sinhalese | ශ්රී ලංකා | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्री लङ्का | — |