Where does “egret” come from?
egret (English) comes from French aigrette, from Old Occitan aigreta, from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.
egret (English): Any of various wading birds of the genera...
Definitions
- Any of various wading birds of the genera...
Ancestry of “egret”, step by step
egret traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French aigrette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aigrette | egret; pappus; crest |
| 2 | Old Occitan | aigreta | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | hairo | heron |
| 4 | Frankish | haigrō | — |
| 5 | Frankish | hraigrō | heron |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hraigrô | heron |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreik- | — |
via Old French aigrette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | aigrette | egret |
via Old French egret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | egret | — |