Where does “öxelàsso” come from?

öxelàsso (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian öxéllo, from Latin aucellus, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.

öxelàsso (Ligurian): Pejorative of öxéllo

Definitions

  1. Pejorative of öxéllo

Ancestry of “öxelàsso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianöxéllobird
2Latinaucellusbird; sparrow
3Latinavisa bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
4EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
5Latinfaunaanimals
Every word from Latin fauna →Every word from Latin avis →Every word from English avifauna →