Where does “Neuweltpapagei” come from?
Neuweltpapagei (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.
Neuweltpapagei (German): any bird of the New World parrot or neotropical parrot subfamily Arinae
Definitions
- any bird of the New World parrot or neotropical parrot subfamily Arinae
Ancestry of “Neuweltpapagei”, step by step
Neuweltpapagei traces back through two 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 Neue Welt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Neue Welt | the New World America, in a broader sense also including Oceania |