myEtymology.com: English etymology of snakebird

Etymology of the English word snakebird

the English word snakebird

derived from the English word snake

derived from the New Latin word Hydra

derived from the Greek word Hudra

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *snakon

derived from the English word bird

derived from the Portuguese word snakebird

derived from the Tupi word ayingá

Word found in Modern English