Where does “papagalicesc” come from?
papagalicesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian papagal, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
papagalicesc (Romanian): parrotlike
Definitions
- parrotlike
Ancestry of “papagalicesc”, 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 | — |