Where does “querquedula” come from?
querquedula (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
querquedula (Latin): A kind of duck, perhaps the teal
Definitions
- A kind of duck, perhaps the teal
Ancestry of “querquedula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “querquedula”