出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/12/09 18:13 UTC 版)
From 中期英語 chaffynch, chaffynche, caffynche, equivalent to chaff + finch. However, more recently the first element has been argued to derive from the same root as 古期英語 cæfed (“ornamented”) and cæfing (“hair-ornament”), thus meaning "ornamented finch, colourful finch".
chaffinch (plural chaffinches)