Where does “perroquet” come from?
perroquet (French) comes from Italian parrocchetto, from Italian parroco, from Medieval Latin parochus, from Ancient Greek πάροχος, from Ancient Greek παρέχω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
perroquet (French): parrot; topgallant
Definitions
- parrot; topgallant
Ancestry of “perroquet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | parrocchetto | parakeet, parrot; foretopsail; foretopmast |
| 2 | Italian | parroco | parish priest |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | parochus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάροχος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παρέχω | I hold beside, hold in readiness, to furnish,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |