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 κροτέω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόταλον →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀνοκρόταλος →