Where does “cicadabird” come from?

cicadabird (English) comes from English bird, from Middle English brid, from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.

cicadabird (English): A bird of the species Edolisoma tenuirostre, native to Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands

Definitions

  1. A bird of the species Edolisoma tenuirostre, native to Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands

Ancestry of “cicadabird”, step by step

cicadabird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken

via English cicada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcicadaAny of several insects in the superfamily...
2Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
Every word from Old English bridd →