Where does “Amazonenpapagei” come from?
Amazonenpapagei (German) comes from German Papagei, from Middle High German papegei, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
Amazonenpapagei (German): Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona
Definitions
- Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona
Ancestry of “Amazonenpapagei”, step by step
Amazonenpapagei traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Papagei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Papagei | parrot |
| 2 | Middle High German | papegei | — |
| 3 | Old French | papegai | parrot |
| 4 | Old Spanish | papagayo | — |
| 5 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 6 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 7 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 8 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |
via German N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | N | Abbreviation of Nord; north |
| 2 | German | Nord | the north; a wind coming from the north |
via German Amazone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amazone | short form of Amazonenpapagei: Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona |