Where does “white-breasted waterhen” come from?
white-breasted waterhen (English) comes from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
white-breasted waterhen (English): Amaurornis phoenicurus, a species of waterhen found in tropical Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia
Definitions
- Amaurornis phoenicurus, a species of waterhen found in tropical Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia
Ancestry of “white-breasted waterhen”, step by step
white-breasted waterhen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English White
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 2 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 3 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 5 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via English waterhen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waterhen | A species of bird in the genus "Amaurornis" of... |
| 2 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 3 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 4 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English breasted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breasted | Having a breast, or breasts; Having a specified... |
| 2 | English | breast | Either of the two organs on the front of a female... |
| 3 | Middle English | brest | chest, thorax; The breast in several contexts;... |
| 4 | Old English | brēost | chest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | breust | breast, chest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | breustą | breast, chest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |