Where does “странствующий альбатрос” come from?
странствующий альбатрос (Russian) comes from Russian альбатро́с, from French albatros, from English albatross, from Spanish alcatraz, from Arabic قرطاس, from Arabic قِرْطَاس, from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
странствующий альбатрос (Russian): wandering albatross
Definitions
- wandering albatross
Ancestry of “странствующий альбатрос”, step by step
странствующий альбатрос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian альбатро́с
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | альбатро́с | albatross |
| 2 | French | albatros | albatross |
| 3 | English | albatross | Any of various large seabirds of the family... |
| 4 | Spanish | alcatraz | gannet; roll of paper, paper cone, cornet; arum |
| 5 | Arabic | قرطاس | paper, page; book, scroll, parchment; papyrus |
| 6 | Arabic | قِرْطَاس | paper, page |
| 7 | Aramaic | קַרְטֵיסָא | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Russian стра́нствующий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | стра́нствующий | wandering, migratory of an animal |