woodpecker.
Any bird of the species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
Meaning & usage
Any bird of the species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
A Type 92 heavy machine gun.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Old English widu Old English wudu Middle English wode English wood Proto-Germanic *pikkōną Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn Old English *piccian Middle English piken Middle English pekken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English pekker English pecker English woodpecker From wood + pecker. Compare Middle English wod spek (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodehake (“woodpecker”), Middle English wodewale (“woodpecker”). Displaced speight.
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