Where does “albatros” come from?
albatros (Spanish) comes from English albatross, from Spanish alcatraz, from Arabic قرطاس, from Arabic قِرْطَاس, from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
albatros (Spanish): albatross
Ancestry of “albatros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | albatross | Any of various large seabirds of the family... |
| 2 | Spanish | alcatraz | gannet; roll of paper, paper cone, cornet; arum |
| 3 | Arabic | قرطاس | paper, page; book, scroll, parchment; papyrus |
| 4 | Arabic | قِرْطَاس | paper, page |
| 5 | Aramaic | קַרְטֵיסָא | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |