Where does “psittac-” come from?

psittac- (English) comes from Latin psittacus, from Ancient Greek ψιττακός — parrot.

Ancestry of “psittac-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpsittacusA parrot
2Ancient Greekψιττακόςparrot
Every word from Ancient Greek ψιττακός →Every word from Latin psittacus →
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