Where does “grou-azul” come from?
grou-azul (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese grou, from Old Portuguese gru, from Latin grus, from French grue, from Latin grūs, from Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη, from Ancient Greek γόνος — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
grou-azul (Portuguese): blue crane (Grus paradisea)
Definitions
- blue crane (Grus paradisea)
Ancestry of “grou-azul”, step by step
grou-azul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese grou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | grou | crane |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | gru | — |
| 3 | Latin | grus | crane, a bird also eaten as food; a type of siege... |
| 4 | French | grue | crane; prostitute, hooker |
| 5 | Latin | grūs | crane, sometimes eaten as a delicacy |
| 6 | Latin | Antigonē | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἀντιγόνη | daughter of Oedipus in Greek legend |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γόνος | That which is begotten: child, grandchild,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Portuguese azul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | azul | blue |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | azur | azure, blue |
| 3 | Arabic | لَازُوَرْد | lapis lazuli, azure |
| 4 | Persian | لاجورد | lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli |