Where does “始祖鳥” come from?
始祖鳥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鳥 — a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat.
始祖鳥 (Japanese): an archeopteryx
Definitions
- an archeopteryx
Ancestry of “始祖鳥”, step by step
始祖鳥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鳥 | a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat |
via Japanese 始祖
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 始祖 | founder |