Where does “Rallicula” come from?

Rallicula (Translingual) comes from Medieval Latin rallus, from Latin rarus, from Proto-Italic rāros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁r̥h₁rós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réh₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Rallicula (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Rallicula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinrallusrail; thin, slim; threadbare
2Latinrarusscattered, far apart; seldom, few; rare, uncommon
3Proto-Italicrāros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁r̥h₁rós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réh₁sparsely, rarely, loosely
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁r̥h₁rós →