Where does “pelicanry” come from?
pelicanry (English) comes from English Pelican, from Middle English pellican, from Old English pellican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...
pelicanry (English): A colony of pelicans
Definitions
- A colony of pelicans
Ancestry of “pelicanry”, step by step
pelicanry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pelican
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pelican | Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch |
| 2 | Middle English | pellican | pelican |
| 3 | Old English | pellican | pelican |
| 4 | Latin | pelecānus | pelican |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πελεκάν | pelican |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέλεκυς | two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,... |
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 |