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Where does “indigobird” come from?

indigobird (English) comes from English indigo, from Dutch indigo, from Latin indicum, from Latin Indicus, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁.

indigobird (English): Any of various African passerine birds of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of various African passerine birds of the...

Ancestry of “indigobird”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindigoA purplish-blue colour; An indigo-colored dye...
2DutchindigoThe colour indigo; indigo-coloured
3Latinindicumgenitive plural of index; inflection of...
4LatinIndicusof India
5Ancient Greekἰνδικός—
6Ancient GreekἸνδία—
7Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
8Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
9Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
10Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
11Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
12Sanskritसिन्धु॑—
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