Where does “falaropo” come from?

falaropo (Italian) comes from New Latin Phalaropus, from Ancient Greek φαλαρίς, from Ancient Greek φάλαρος, from Ancient Greek φαλός, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

falaropo (Italian): phalarope (bird of the genus Phalaropus)

Definitions

phalarope (bird of the genus Phalaropus)

Ancestry of “falaropo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	New Latin	Phalaropus	—
2	Ancient Greek	φαλαρίς	coot; canary grass
3	Ancient Greek	φάλαρος	having a patch of white
4	Ancient Greek	φαλός	white
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαλός →