Where does “pellican” come from?

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

pellican (Middle English): pelican

Definitions

  1. pelican

Ancestry of “pellican”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pellican”

Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς →Every word from Ancient Greek πελεκάν →Every word from Latin pelecānus →