Where does “thick-billed seedeater” come from?
thick-billed seedeater (English) comes from English seedeater, from English eater, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
thick-billed seedeater (English): Crithagra burtoni, a species of true finch native to southern Africa
Definitions
- Crithagra burtoni, a species of true finch native to southern Africa
Ancestry of “thick-billed seedeater”, step by step
thick-billed seedeater traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English seedeater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seedeater | An individual or species which eats seeds; A bird... |
| 2 | English | eater | One who eats; An eating apple; One who performs... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English thick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thick | Relatively great in extent from one surface to... |
| 2 | Middle English | thikke | Alternative form of thicke |
| 3 | Old English | þicce | thick |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þikkwī | thick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |
via English billed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | billed | simple past tense and past participle of bill;... |