Where does “Pelzsingzikade” come from?

Pelzsingzikade (German) comes from German Pelz, from Middle High German pellez, from Old High German pelliz, from Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Pelzsingzikade (German): hairy cicada, tettigarctid

Definitions

  1. hairy cicada, tettigarctid

Ancestry of “Pelzsingzikade”, step by step

Pelzsingzikade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pelz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPelzfur; fur, animal's pelt; furry
2Middle High Germanpellez
3Old High Germanpelliz
4Latinpellicianominative feminine singular of pellicius;...
5Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
6Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via German Singzikade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSingzikadetrue cicada any cicada of the family
2Germansingento sing
3Middle High Germansingento sing
4Old High Germansingan"strong class III"; to sing
5Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
6Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
7Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-