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Where does “parrocchetto” come from?

parrocchetto (Italian) comes from Italian parroco, from Medieval Latin parochus, from Ancient Greek πάροχος, from Ancient Greek παρέχω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos.

parrocchetto (Italian): parakeet, parrot; foretopsail; foretopmast

Definitions

  1. parakeet, parrot; foretopsail; foretopmast

Ancestry of “parrocchetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianparrocoparish priest
2Medieval Latinparochus—
3Ancient Greekπάροχος—
4Ancient GreekπαρέχωI hold beside, hold in readiness, to furnish,...
5Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7Latinverēdus—
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “parrocchetto”

  • perruche
  • perroquet
  • két
  • peruș
  • pelagwet
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