Where does “perdrix” come from?

perdrix (French) comes from Old French perdriz, from Latin perdīx, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

perdrix (French): partridge; quail

Definitions

  1. partridge; quail

Ancestry of “perdrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchperdrizpartridge
2Latinperdīxpartridge
3Ancient Greekπέρδιξpartridge
4Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
5Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “perdrix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai →