Where does “lorikeet” come from?

lorikeet (English) comes from English lory, from Malay luri, from Malay nuri — parrot.

lorikeet (English): Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots...

Definitions

  1. Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots...

Ancestry of “lorikeet”, step by step

lorikeet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloryAny of various small, brightly coloured, parrots...
2Malayluri—
3Malaynuriparrot

via English parakeet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparakeetAny of various species of small parrot primarily...
2Middle Frenchperroquet—

Words derived from “lorikeet”

Every word from Malay nuri →Every word from Malay luri →Every word from English lory →