myEtymology.com: English etymology of oxpecker

Etymology of the English word oxpecker

the English word oxpecker

derived from the English word ox

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uks-en-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *ukhson

derived from the English word pecker

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word peck