Where does “sparvier” come from?

sparvier (Maltese) comes from Italian sparviero, from Italian sparviere, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

sparvier (Maltese): Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Definitions

  1. Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Ancestry of “sparvier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansparvieroAlternative spelling of sparviere; hawk;...
2Italiansparvierehawk; hod
3Proto-Germanicsparwarazsparrow-hawk
4Proto-Germanicarôeagle
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz →
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