Where does “sarcelle” come from?
sarcelle (English) comes from French sarcelle, from Latin querquedula, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
sarcelle (English): The oldsquaw, a kind of duck
Definitions
- The oldsquaw, a kind of duck
Ancestry of “sarcelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sarcelle | teal |
| 2 | Latin | querquedula | A kind of duck, perhaps the teal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |