Where does “chauve-souris bourdon” come from?
chauve-souris bourdon (French) comes from French bourdon, from Middle French bourdon, from Old French bordon, from Latin burdo, from Gaulish burdus — mule.
chauve-souris bourdon (French): bumblebee bat, Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)
Definitions
- bumblebee bat, Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)
Ancestry of “chauve-souris bourdon”, step by step
chauve-souris bourdon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bourdon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bourdon | bumblebee; drone; blues |
| 2 | Middle French | bourdon | honeybee, bumblebee |
| 3 | Old French | bordon | bumblebee; a sort of musical instrument |
| 4 | Latin | burdo | mule; hinny |
| 5 | Gaulish | burdus | mule |
via French chauve-souris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chauve-souris | bat |