Where does “arapapegoja” come from?
arapapegoja (Swedish) comes from Swedish papegoja, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
arapapegoja (Swedish): an ara, a macaw
Definitions
- an ara, a macaw
Ancestry of “arapapegoja”, step by step
arapapegoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish papegoja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | papegoja | a parrot |
| 2 | Old French | papegai | parrot |
| 3 | Old Spanish | papagayo | — |
| 4 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 5 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 7 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |
via Swedish ära
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ära | honor, glory; an objectification of... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ēre | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | ēra | renown, glory, honor; honour, protection, pardon,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aiʀu | honour; respect, reverence |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aizō | fear; reverence; honour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oys-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eys- | to wish; to request |