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Where does “coturnice” come from?

coturnice (Latin) comes from Latin coturnix, from Latin cocturnix, from Proto-Italic kwaktrīx.

coturnice (Latin): ablative singular of cōturnīx

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of cōturnīx

Ancestry of “coturnice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoturnixquail; "quail"
2Latincocturnixquail
3Proto-Italickwaktrīx—
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