36 Origin of the Names of Beasts, Birds, and Insects. 
Pheasant, (Gr. gaoverds, Lat. phasianus, Fr. faisan, fem. fai- 
sande, Germ. fasan ;) from the river Phasis ; as if the Phasian. 
(9.) By means of the suflix ent, (= Lat. ens, gen. entis,) form- 
ing participial adjectives ; as, 
Serpent, (Sansc. sarpa, Gr. igneriv, Lat. serpens ;) from Sansc. 
V/ srip, (=Gr. +/ ign, Lat. ./serp ;) as if the creeper. 
(10.) ~By means of the suflix on, (Gr. wy, gen. ovros, Lat. 0, gen. 
onis ;) forming participial adjectives ; as, 
Dragon, (Gr. deéxnv, Lat. draco, Germ. drache ;) from the root 
of Gr. dégxm, to see ; as if the sharpsighted. 
/ Lion, (Gr, déow, Lat. leo, Germ. léwe, Old Germ. lewo or Aliuwa, 
Anglo-Sax. /eo ;) from the root of Old Germ. liuwon, Anglo-Sax. 
hlewan or hlowan, and Eng. to low ; as if the lower. 
(11.) By means of the suffix on, denoting the subject; as, 
Capon, (Gr, *swr, Lat. capo, Fr. chapon, Ital. cappone ;) from 
the root of Gr. xdarw, and Fr. couper, to cut or mangle; as if the 
mangled. 
Falcon, (Lat. faleo, Germ. falke, Old Germ. valho, Fr. faucon, 
Ital. falcone ;) from the root of Old Germ. valo, Germ. fahl, Fr. 
fauve; and Eng. fallow ; as if the fallow-colored. 
Griffon, (Gr. ygsw, Lat. gryps, Fr. griffon, Ital. griffone, Germ. 
greif;) from the root of Germ. greifen and Eng. to gripe; as if 
the seizer. 
Pigeon, (Fr. pigeon, Ital. ptccione ;) from the root of Ital. pic- 
care and Eng. to peck ; as if the pecker. Comp. Fr. beccasse, from 
bec, a beak. _— . 
Staliion, (Fr. étalon, Ital. stallone;) from the 1 0t | 
the stall horse. : 
(12.) By means of the suffix ock, forming diminutives; as, 
Bullock, (Anglo-Sax. bulluca, Germ. bullochs ;) from Eng. bull; 
as if the young bull. 
4. Other names are formed by derivation from verbal or nomi- 
nal roots, by means of prefixes; as, .* 
Antelope, from Gr. dvr, equal to or resembling, and Magos, a 
stag ; as if stag-like. 
_ 6, Other names are formed by onomatopeia, or derived from 
the natural sound of the bird or insect. 
(1.) Where there is a repetition of the natural sound; as, 
Cuckoo, (Sanse. kékila, Gr, xéxxvé, Lat. euculus, Fr, coucou, 
Span. and Port. cuco, Germ. kuckuk, Dutch koekkoek, Old Slav. 
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