Where does “Lanius excubitor” come from?

Lanius excubitor (Translingual) comes from Latin lanius, from Old Latin lacnius, from Proto-Indo-European lek- — to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend.

Lanius excubitor (Translingual): species

Definitions

  1. species

Ancestry of “Lanius excubitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaniusbutcher
2Old Latinlacnius—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlek-to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lek- →Every word from Old Latin lacnius →Every word from Latin lanius →