Where does “西灰色ペリカン” come from?

西灰色ペリカン (Japanese) comes from Japanese ペリカン, from English Pelican, from Middle English pellican, from Old English pellican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

西灰色ペリカン (Japanese): a Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Definitions

  1. a Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Ancestry of “西灰色ペリカン”, step by step

西灰色ペリカン traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ペリカン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseペリカンa pelican
2EnglishPelicanAny of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch
3Middle Englishpellicanpelican
4Old Englishpellicanpelican
5Latinpelecānuspelican
6Ancient Greekπελεκάνpelican
7Ancient Greekπέλεκυςtwo-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

via Japanese 西

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese西west; the West; wind blowing from the west
2JapaneseConjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of...
3Middle Chinese

via Japanese 灰色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese灰色gray (color), an ashen color
2Japanesecolor
3Middle Chinese
Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυςEvery word from Ancient Greek πελεκάνEvery word from Latin pelecānus