Where does “woodpeckerologist” come from?
woodpeckerologist (English) comes from English woodpecker, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
woodpeckerologist (English): An ornithologist who studies woodpeckers
Definitions
- An ornithologist who studies woodpeckers
Ancestry of “woodpeckerologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | woodpecker | Any bird of many-species subfamily Picinae, with... |
| 2 | English | Wood | — |
| 3 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 4 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 5 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 6 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |