Where does “Baltimoretrupial” come from?
Baltimoretrupial (German) comes from English Baltimore, from Irish baile, from English ballet, from French ballet, from Middle French ballet, from Italian balletto, from Italian -etto, from English -et — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Baltimoretrupial (German): Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
Definitions
- Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
Ancestry of “Baltimoretrupial”, step by step
Baltimoretrupial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Baltimore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Baltimore | Synonym of Baltimore oriole |
| 2 | Irish | baile | home; settlement; genitive singular of bail |
| 3 | English | ballet | A classical form of dance; A theatrical... |
| 4 | French | ballet | ballet |
| 5 | Middle French | ballet | — |
| 6 | Italian | balletto | Diminutive of ballo; short dance; ballet; ballet... |
| 7 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 8 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 9 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 10 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 11 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via German Trupial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trupial | New World oriole (Icterus spp.) |
| 2 | French | troupiale | — |
| 3 | French | troupe | troop |
| 4 | French | troupeau | herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.) |
| 5 | Middle French | trope | — |
| 6 | Old French | trope | band, company, troop |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |