Where does “pellicaen” come from?

pellicaen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French pelican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

Ancestry of “pellicaen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpelican
2Latinpelecānuspelican
3Ancient Greekπελεκάνpelican
4Ancient Greekπέλεκυςtwo-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

Words derived from “pellicaen

Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς