Where does “woodhoopoe” come from?
woodhoopoe (English) comes from English hoopoe, from English hoopoop, from English hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ — on, onto.
woodhoopoe (English): Any of five birds of the genus "Phoeniculus", in...
Definitions
- Any of five birds of the genus "Phoeniculus", in...
Ancestry of “woodhoopoe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hoopoe | An Old World bird, "Upupa epops", known for its... |
| 2 | English | hoopoop | — |
| 3 | English | hoop | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A... |
| 4 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 5 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 6 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 7 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |