Where does “kakapo” come from?
kakapo (Italian) comes from Maori kākāpō, from Maori kākā, from Maori kā, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus — to run.
kakapo (Italian): kakapo
Definitions
- kakapo
Ancestry of “kakapo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | kākāpō | kakapo |
| 2 | Maori | kākā | a parrot |
| 3 | Maori | kā | to burn; to screech |
| 4 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 5 | Middle English | carre | cart, wagon |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 7 | Latin | carra | — |
| 8 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 9 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |