Where does “Prachtfregattvogel” come from?
Prachtfregattvogel (German) comes from German Fregattvogel, from German Fregatte, from Italian fregata, from Latin aphractus, from Ancient Greek ἄφρακτος, from Ancient Greek φράκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
Prachtfregattvogel (German): magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Definitions
- magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Ancestry of “Prachtfregattvogel”, step by step
Prachtfregattvogel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fregattvogel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fregattvogel | frigatebird |
| 2 | German | Fregatte | frigate |
| 3 | Italian | fregata | rub, polish; rip-off; feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | aphractus | An open boat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄφρακτος | unfenced, unfortified, unguarded |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φράκτης | sluice with gates |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |