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Where does “passer” come from?

passer (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

passer (Latin): sparrow; turbot

Definitions

  1. sparrow; turbot

Ancestry of “passer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “passer”

  • passerine
  • passeriform
  • nonpasserine
  • passerculus
  • passere
  • passerinus
  • espantapájaros
  • pajarón
  • pájaro
  • Pajarito
  • pajarito
  • pássaro
  • pajarita
  • passero
  • passerotto
  • passere
  • passera
  • passeriforme
  • passeraceo
  • passereau
  • despassarado
  • pássaro
  • paserino
  • pasero
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