Where does “agrett tal-bhejjem” come from?
agrett tal-bhejjem (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 tal-bhejjem (Maltese): cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Definitions
- cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Ancestry of “agrett tal-bhejjem”, step by step
agrett tal-bhejjem traces back through 3 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- | — |
via Maltese bhejjem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | bhejjem | — |