Where does “parrotese” come from?
parrotese (English) comes from English ese, from Mexican Spanish ese, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
parrotese (English): The vocalisations of parrots, conceived of as a language
Definitions
- The vocalisations of parrots, conceived of as a language
Ancestry of “parrotese”, step by step
parrotese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ese | dude, man |
| 2 | Mexican Spanish | ese | The name of the Latin-script letter S; that;... |
| 3 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |
via English Parrot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Parrot | A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae |
| 2 | Middle French | perrot | — |
| 3 | Middle French | perroquet | — |