Where does “ökennattskärra” come from?
ökennattskärra (Swedish) comes from Swedish nattskärra, from Swedish nätt, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-.
ökennattskärra (Swedish): Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) bird
Definitions
- Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) bird
Ancestry of “ökennattskärra”, step by step
ökennattskärra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nattskärra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nattskärra | European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus bird |
| 2 | Swedish | nätt | pretty |
| 3 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 5 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 6 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 9 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
via Swedish oken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | oken | desert |