Where does “alcedo” come from?

alcedo (Esperanto) comes from Latin alcēdō, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών — kingfisher, halcyon.

alcedo (Esperanto): halcyon, kingfisher

Definitions

  1. halcyon, kingfisher

Ancestry of “alcedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalcēdōThe halcyon; kingfisher
2Ancient Greekἀλκυώνkingfisher, halcyon

Words derived from “alcedo”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών →Every word from Latin alcēdō →