Where does “spinifexbird” come from?

spinifexbird (English) comes from English bird, from Middle English brid, from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.

spinifexbird (English): A species of locustellid grassbird, Poodytes carteri, endemic to spinifex grasslands of outback Australia

Definitions

  1. A species of locustellid grassbird, Poodytes carteri, endemic to spinifex grasslands of outback Australia

Ancestry of “spinifexbird”, step by step

spinifexbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken

via English spinifex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinifexAn Australian coastal grass, in genus Spinifex; A...
2Latin-fexdenotes maker or performer
3Proto-Italic-faks-maker, -producer
Every word from Old English bridd →