Where does “agrett abjad” come from?
agrett abjad (Maltese) comes from Maltese agrett, from Translingual Egretta, from English egret, from French aigrette, from Old Occitan aigreta, from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō.
agrett abjad (Maltese): little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Definitions
- little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Ancestry of “agrett abjad”, step by step
agrett abjad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese agrett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | agrett | egret |
| 2 | Translingual | Egretta | genus |
| 3 | English | egret | Any of various wading birds of the genera... |
| 4 | French | aigrette | egret; pappus; crest |
| 5 | Old Occitan | aigreta | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | hairo | heron |
| 7 | Frankish | haigrō | — |
| 8 | Frankish | hraigrō | heron |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hraigrô | heron |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreik- | — |