English
garganey
Garganey comes from Late Latin gargala ‘tracheal artery’.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgargala‘tracheal artery’
- Englishtodaygarganey
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgargala‘tracheal artery’
- Englishtodaygarganey
Every English word from Late Latin gargala
Today it means
noun A small dabbling duck, Anas querquedula, that breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin gargala / garganey