Where does “friarbird” come from?

friarbird (English) comes from English friar, from Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

friarbird (English): Any of several species of large Australian...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of large Australian...

Ancestry of “friarbird”, step by step

friarbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English friar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfriarA member of a mendicant Christian order such as...
2Middle Englishfrereany of one's male associates, friends, buddies,...
3Old Frenchfrerebrother
4Latinfrāterbrother
5Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frāter →