Where does “pelikan” come from?
pelikan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Pelikan, from Middle High German pellicān, from Latin pelicānus,pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...
pelikan (Serbo-Croatian): pelican
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Ancestry of “pelikan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pelikan | pelican |
| 2 | Middle High German | pellicān | — |
| 3 | Latin | pelicānus,pelecānus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πελεκάν | pelican |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέλεκυς | two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,... |