Where does “dusky woodswallow” come from?
dusky woodswallow (English) comes from English woodswallow, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
dusky woodswallow (English): Artamus cyanopterus, a species of woodswallow
Definitions
- Artamus cyanopterus, a species of woodswallow
Ancestry of “dusky woodswallow”, step by step
dusky woodswallow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woodswallow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woodswallow | A soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine bird... |
| 2 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 3 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 4 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 5 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 6 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English dusky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dusky | Dimly lit, as at dusk; Having a shade of color... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |