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Where does “hairo” come from?

hairo (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

hairo (Medieval Latin): heron

Definitions

  1. heron

Ancestry of “hairo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhaigrō—
2Frankishhraigrōheron
3Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

Words derived from “hairo”

  • heron
  • hirn
  • egret
  • hern
  • aigrette
  • heronry
  • heronlike
  • heronsew
  • heroner
  • egretry
  • egretlike
  • egriot
  • aigrette
  • Egretta
  • heroun
  • herne
  • heiron
  • heronsewe
  • heron
  • haironcel
  • heiron
  • egret
  • aigrette
  • hirn
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