Where does “fregattfågel” come from?
fregattfågel (Swedish) comes from Swedish fregatt, from French frégate, from Italian fregata, from Latin aphractus, from Ancient Greek ἄφρακτος, from Ancient Greek φράκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
fregattfågel (Swedish): frigatebird
Definitions
- frigatebird
Ancestry of “fregattfågel”, step by step
fregattfågel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fregatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fregatt | a frigate type of warship |
| 2 | French | frégate | frigate; frigatebird; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | fregata | rub, polish; rip-off; feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | aphractus | An open boat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄφρακτος | unfenced, unfortified, unguarded |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φράκτης | sluice with gates |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish fågel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fågel | a bird |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fughl | bird |
| 3 | Old Norse | fugl | Alternative form of fogl |
| 4 | Old Norse | fogl | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |