Where does “Alcedo” come from?

Alcedo (Translingual) comes from Latin alcēdō, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών — kingfisher, halcyon.

Alcedo (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Alcedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalcēdōThe halcyon; kingfisher
2Ancient Greekἀλκυώνkingfisher, halcyon

Words derived from “Alcedo”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών →Every word from Latin alcēdō →
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