Where does “pelican gwyn America” come from?
pelican gwyn America (Welsh) comes from Welsh America, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
pelican gwyn America (Welsh): American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Definitions
- American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Ancestry of “pelican gwyn America”, step by step
pelican gwyn America traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh America
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | America | — |
| 2 | New Latin | America | — |
| 3 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Welsh pelican
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | pelican | pelican seabird of the family |
| 2 | English | Pelican | Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch |
| 3 | Middle English | pellican | pelican |
| 4 | Old English | pellican | pelican |
| 5 | Latin | pelecānus | pelican |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πελεκάν | pelican |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέλεκυς | two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,... |