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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bishop | Alternative letter-case form of bishop,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bischop | bishop; A clergy member ranking a bishop or... |
| 3 | Old English | bisċop | bishop |
| 4 | Latin | episcopus | an overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίσκοπος | watcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπισκοπέω | I watch over |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via English fire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 2 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 3 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 4 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English fronted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fronted | simple past tense and past participle of front;... |