Where does “onocrótalo” come from?

onocrótalo (Spanish) comes from Latin onocrotalus, from Ancient Greek ὀνοκρόταλος, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

onocrótalo (Spanish): a pelican, especially the great white pelican

Definitions

  1. a pelican, especially the great white pelican

Ancestry of “onocrótalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinonocrotaluspelican
2Ancient Greekὀνοκρόταλοςpelican
3Ancient Greekκρόταλονclapper, rattle, castanet
4Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle
Every word from Ancient Greek κροτέωEvery word from Ancient Greek κρόταλονEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀνοκρόταλος