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Where does “sittacus” come from?
sittacus (Latin) comes from Latin psittacus, from Ancient Greek ψιττακός — parrot.
Ancestry of “sittacus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
psittacus
A parrot
2
Ancient Greek
ψιττακός
parrot
Words derived from “sittacus”
sitich
Sittich
Wellensittich
Blaukopfsittich
Blaulatzsittich
Goldscheitelsittich
Grünflügelsittich
Höhlensittich
Mönchssittich
Nymphensittich
Rotbauchsittich
Rotschwanzsittich
Rotzügelsittich
Schwalbensittich
Sonnensittich
Spitzschwanzsittich
Ziegensittich
Arasittich
Felsensittich
Halsbandsittich
Karolinasittich
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