Where does “παπαγάλος” come from?
παπαγάλος (Greek) comes from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
παπαγάλος (Greek): parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what...
Definitions
- parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what...
Ancestry of “παπαγάλος”, step by step
παπαγάλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pappagallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 3 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |
via Arabic بَبَّغَاء
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَبَّغَاء | parrot |