Where does “sunbittern” come from?
sunbittern (English) comes from English bittern, from Old French butor, from Vulgar Latin butitaurus, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
sunbittern (English): "Eurypyga helias", a species of bird, the sole...
Definitions
- "Eurypyga helias", a species of bird, the sole...
Ancestry of “sunbittern”, step by step
sunbittern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bittern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bittern | Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily... |
| 2 | Old French | butor | bittern |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | butitaurus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Taurus | Taurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |