Where does “fire-fronted bishop” come from?

fire-fronted bishop (English) comes from English Bishop, from Middle English bischop, from Old English bisċop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.

fire-fronted bishop (English): Euplectes diadematus, a black and yellow species of weaverbird with a red-orange forehead found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania

Definitions

  1. Euplectes diadematus, a black and yellow species of weaverbird with a red-orange forehead found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania

Ancestry of “fire-fronted bishop”, step by step

fire-fronted bishop traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bishop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBishopAlternative letter-case form of bishop,...
2Middle Englishbischopbishop; A clergy member ranking a bishop or...
3Old Englishbisċopbishop
4Latinepiscopusan overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian...
5Ancient Greekἐπίσκοποςwatcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,...
6Ancient GreekἐπισκοπέωI watch over
7Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
8Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
9Ancient GreekἩμέρα
10Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
11Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via English fire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfireA chemical reaction involving the bonding of...
2Middle EnglishfierAlternative form of figer
3Old Englishfȳrfire
4Old EnglishfeorAlternative form of feorr; far
5Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English fronted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfrontedsimple past tense and past participle of front;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-