Where does “Blaulatzsittich” come from?

Blaulatzsittich (German) comes from German Blau, from Middle High German blā, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

Blaulatzsittich (German): ochre-marked parakeet, blue-throated parakeet, red-eared conure (Pyrrhura cruentata)

Definitions

  1. ochre-marked parakeet, blue-throated parakeet, red-eared conure (Pyrrhura cruentata)

Ancestry of “Blaulatzsittich”, step by step

Blaulatzsittich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Blau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlauthe colour blue; a particular tone of blue; a...
2Middle High Germanblāblue
3Old High Germanblāoblue, dark, grey; blue; yellow
4Proto-West Germanicblāublue
5Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

via German Sittich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSittichparakeet
2Middle High Germansitich
3Latinsittacus
4LatinpsittacusA parrot
5Ancient Greekψιττακόςparrot

via German latz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlatzbib item of clothing for babies
2Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
3Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw-Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic blāu
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