Where does “cisne negro” come from?
cisne negro (Spanish) comes from Spanish cisne, from Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cycnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium — wild; wild animal.
cisne negro (Spanish): black swan
Definitions
- black swan
Ancestry of “cisne negro”, step by step
cisne negro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cisne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cisne | swan |
| 2 | Old French | cisne | swan |
| 3 | Late Latin | cicinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | cycnus | swan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 6 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 8 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |