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Where does “fringilla” come from?

fringilla (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰereg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

fringilla (Latin): a small bird, possibly the robin or the...

Definitions

  1. a small bird, possibly the robin or the...

Ancestry of “fringilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰereg-to make a noise, growl, bark; to gleam; white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “fringilla”

  • fringuello
  • fringo
  • Fringilla
  • Fringillidae
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