Where does “parrotry” come from?
parrotry (English) comes from English Parrot, from Middle French perrot, from Middle French perroquet.
parrotry (English): Thoughtless imitation or repetition of someone...
Definitions
- Thoughtless imitation or repetition of someone...
Ancestry of “parrotry”, step by step
parrotry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |