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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”

  • пеликан
  • pelikan
Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς →