Etymograph

English

ibisbill

From ibis + bill.

A compound of ibis + bill

Egyptian h-b-G26

Ancient Greek ἶβις

Latin ībis ‘ibis (wading bird)’

English ibis

Medieval Latin bulla ‘seal’

Old French bulle ‘seal’

Anglo-Norman bille

Middle English bille

English bill

Today it means

noun Ibidorhyncha struthersii, a species of wading bird inhabiting the shingle riverbanks of the high plateau of Central Asia and the Himalayas.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ibisbill