Where does “τρυποκάρυδος” come from?

τρυποκάρυδος (Greek) comes from Greek καρυδιά, from Ancient Greek κάρυον, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

τρυποκάρυδος (Greek): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “τρυποκάρυδος”, step by step

τρυποκάρυδος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek καρυδιά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαρυδιάwalnut tree; walnut
2Ancient Greekκάρυονnut
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Greek τρυπώ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτρυπώa slightly more formal variant of τρυπάω
2Ancient Greekτρυπῶ—
3Ancient Greekτρυπάωto bore, drill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρυον →Every word from Greek καρυδιά →