Where does “pheasantwood” come from?
pheasantwood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
pheasantwood (English): The tree Senna siamea
Definitions
- The tree Senna siamea
Ancestry of “pheasantwood”, step by step
pheasantwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English pheasant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pheasant | A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for... |
| 2 | Middle English | fesaunt | A pheasant; The meat of this bird as food |
| 3 | Old French | fesan | pheasant |
| 4 | Latin | phāsiānus | pheasant (bird) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φασιανός | pheasant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φᾱσῐᾱνός | Phasian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Φᾶσῐς | Phasis |