Where does “papagal marele Alexander” come from?
papagal marele Alexander (Romanian) comes from Romanian papagal, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
papagal marele Alexander (Romanian): Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Definitions
- Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Ancestry of “papagal marele Alexander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | papagal | parrot bird |
| 2 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 3 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 5 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |