Where does “Pelikan” come from?

Pelikan (German) comes from Middle High German pellicān, from Latin pelicānus,pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

Pelikan (German): pelican

Definitions

  1. pelican

Ancestry of “Pelikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpellicān
2Latinpelicānus,pelecānus
3Ancient Greekπελεκάνpelican
4Ancient Greekπέλεκυςtwo-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

Words derived from “Pelikan

Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυςEvery word from Ancient Greek πελεκάνEvery word from Latin pelicānus,pelecānus