Where does “Feigenpirol” come from?
Feigenpirol (German) comes from German feige, from Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Old French figue, from Occitan figa, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus — Ripe fig.
Feigenpirol (German): figbird
Definitions
- figbird
Ancestry of “Feigenpirol”, step by step
Feigenpirol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German feige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | feige | cowardly, yellow; cowardly |
| 2 | Middle High German | vīge | fig fruit |
| 3 | Old High German | fīga | fig |
| 4 | Old French | figue | fig |
| 5 | Occitan | figa | fig |
| 6 | Old Occitan | figa | fig |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 8 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 9 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
via German Pirol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pirol | An Old World oriole, particularly the Eurasian golden oriole |