Where does “orange-spotted drone fly” come from?
orange-spotted drone fly (English) comes from English Orange, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra — date palm.
orange-spotted drone fly (English): Eristalis anthophorina, a species of dronefly
Definitions
- Eristalis anthophorina, a species of dronefly
Ancestry of “orange-spotted drone fly”, step by step
orange-spotted drone fly traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Orange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Orange | Relating to the Orange Order |
| 2 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 3 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 5 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 6 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 8 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |
via English spotted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spotted | Discoloured by spots; stained; Characterized by... |
via English drone fly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drone fly | — |