Etymology

hoopoe

hoo·poe
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Today it means: Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill. Full definition →

Old French huppe ← Latin upupa
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  1. Latin · derived fromupupa
  2. Old French · derived fromhuppe
  3. English todayhoopoe

Alteration of obsolete hoopoop, from earlier hoop, from Middle French and Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, ultimately onomatopoeic; Compare Ancient Greek ἔποψ (épops), Persian پوپو (popo).

Words from the same roots

Latinupupa all →

upupa

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