Where does “painted snipe” come from?
painted snipe (English) comes from English snipe, from Middle English snipe, from Old Norse snípa.
painted snipe (English): Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the...
Definitions
- Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the...
Ancestry of “painted snipe”, step by step
painted snipe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snipe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snipe | Any of various limicoline game birds of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | snipe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | snípa | — |
via English painted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | painted | simple past tense and past participle of paint;... |