Where does “Senegalpapagei” come from?
Senegalpapagei (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.
Senegalpapagei (German): the Senegal parrot; any bird of the parrot species Poicephalus senegalus in the family Psittacidae
Definitions
- the Senegal parrot; any bird of the parrot species Poicephalus senegalus in the family Psittacidae
Ancestry of “Senegalpapagei”, step by step
Senegalpapagei 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 Senegal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Senegal | — |