Where does “hoopoe” come from?
hoopoe (English) comes from English hoopoop, from English hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
hoopoe (English): An Old World bird, "Upupa epops", known for its...
Definitions
- An Old World bird, "Upupa epops", known for its...
Ancestry of “hoopoe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hoopoop | — |
| 2 | English | hoop | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A... |
| 3 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 4 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 5 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 6 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “hoopoe”