Where does “toucanet” come from?

toucanet (English) comes from English et, from Middle English et, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

toucanet (English): Any of several small toucans, of the genera...

Definitions

  1. Any of several small toucans, of the genera...

Ancestry of “toucanet”, step by step

toucanet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishetand; simple past tense and past participle of eat
2Middle Englishet
3Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
4Proto-Turkicātname
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via English toucan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoucanAny of various neotropical frugivorous birds from...
2Frenchtoucantoucan
3Old Tupitukanatoucan
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tũkãntoucan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną