Where does “auzel” come from?
auzel (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin aucellus, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
auzel (Old Occitan): bird
Definitions
- bird
Ancestry of “auzel”, step by step
auzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin aucellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | aucellus | — |
| 2 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 3 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 4 | Latin | fauna | animals |
via Vulgar Latin aucellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | aucellus | — |