Where does “orange-throated whiptail” come from?
orange-throated whiptail (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-throated whiptail (English): Aspidoscelis hyperythrus, a species of teiid whiptail
Definitions
- Aspidoscelis hyperythrus, a species of teiid whiptail
Ancestry of “orange-throated whiptail”, step by step
orange-throated whiptail 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 throated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | throated | Having, or using the specified form of throat;... |
| 2 | English | throat | The front part of the neck; The gullet or... |
| 3 | Middle English | throte | throat |
| 4 | Old English | þrote | throat |
| 5 | Old English | þrota | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrutǭ | swell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via English whiptail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whiptail | Any of many New World lizards, of the genus... |
| 2 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 3 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 4 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |