Etymograph

English

sittella

Sittella comes from Latin sitta ‘nuthatch’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsitta1‘nuthatch’
  2. Englishtodaysittella1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sittella

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsittaWiktionary, English sittella‘nuthatch’
  2. EnglishtodaysittellaWiktionary, English sittella

Every English word from Latin sitta

Today it means

noun A small passerine bird of the genus Daphoenositta, found in Australasia.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sittella”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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