Where does “Bullockornis” come from?
Bullockornis (Translingual) comes from English Bullock, from Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, from Old English bula, from Old Norse boli, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Bullockornis (Translingual): genus|a single known extinct species of large flightless bird of Australia of the middle Miocene}}
Definitions
- genus|a single known extinct species of large flightless bird of Australia of the middle Miocene}}
Ancestry of “Bullockornis”, step by step
Bullockornis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bullock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bullock | a place name |
| 2 | Middle English | bullok | A steer; a young bull |
| 3 | Old English | bulluc | a young bull, bullock, bull-calf |
| 4 | Old English | bula | bull, steer |
| 5 | Old Norse | boli | bull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bulô | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl̥no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |