Where does “pelikan” come from?

pelikan (Polish) comes from Latin pelicānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

pelikan (Polish): pelican, seabird of the family Pelecanidae

Definitions

  1. pelican, seabird of the family Pelecanidae

Ancestry of “pelikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelicānus—
2Ancient Greekπελεκάνpelican
3Ancient Greekπέλεκυςtwo-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...
Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς →Every word from Ancient Greek πελεκάν →Every word from Latin pelicānus →