Where does “papagayo” come from?
papagayo (Old Spanish) comes from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
Ancestry of “papagayo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 2 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 4 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |