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It comes from 16th Century French
(paroquet = parrot, apparently originally a diminutive of P ( i ) errot, diminutive of Pierre Peter, as a name for a parrot; the modern form and its earlier variants have been influenced by Italian parrocchetto and Spanish periquito)
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∙ 7y agoKnown from 1395 from Middle French 'perroquet'. But has connections with Italian as 'paraocchetto', and with Spanish as 'periquito'.
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What language does the word parakeet com from?
Its a greek word
What language does the word parakeet come from?
Parakeet comes from the spanish word perquito, as well as the latin word parroket.
How will you know what parakeets are saying?
you cant because you would never understand parakeet language
What is the original language of the word budgie?
The original language of the word "budgie" is English. It is a shortened form of "budgerigar," which is derived from an Aboriginal Australian language.
How can you use the word parakeet in a sentence?
A parakeet is a small parrot.The parakeet is cute."Feed me!" screamed the parakeet.
What shape is the parakeet?
Parakeet shaped
What kind of parakeet do you have?
I have a Budgerigar parakeet
What a baby parakeet called?
parakeet
How do you make a parakeet?
a parakeet do no sing get a parrot
What is a sentence using parakeet?
That parakeet is just resting. A parakeet has flown into the dining room.
What is the height of the parakeet?
A full grown parakeet is usually no more than six inches tall. Make sure not to confuse a parakeet wit a budgerigar (budgie for short), which looks very similar to a parakeet, but is not the same exact thing as a parakeet and are taller than the average parakeet.
How do you make a parakeet sing?
a parakeet do no sing get a parrot
