Where does “agrett” come from?

agrett (Maltese) comes from Translingual Egretta, from English egret, from French aigrette, from Old Occitan aigreta, from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô.

agrett (Maltese): egret

Definitions

  1. egret

Ancestry of “agrett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualEgrettagenus
2EnglishegretAny of various wading birds of the genera...
3Frenchaigretteegret; pappus; crest
4Old Occitanaigreta—
5Medieval Latinhairoheron
6Frankishhaigrō—
7Frankishhraigrōheron
8Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

Words derived from “agrett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Frankish hraigrō →