Where does “agrett isfar” come from?
agrett isfar (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 isfar (Maltese): squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides)
Definitions
- squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides)
Ancestry of “agrett isfar”, step by step
agrett isfar 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- | — |