condor
UK[ˈkɒn.dɔː]US[ˈkɑːn.dər]
n
A very large vulture found in South America and California, with a bare head and neck and mainly black plumage.
Etymology
The word 'condor' entered English in the early 17th century from the Spanish 'cóndor', which itself was borrowed from Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire, as 'kuntur'. This is a prime example of a loanword that traveled from an indigenous South American language, through a colonial European language, and into global English. The term directly names the iconic bird of the Andes, and its adoption into English reflects the expansion of geographical and zoological knowledge during the age of exploration. No further morphological breakdown is possible or meaningful, as it is a single, indivisible lexical unit borrowed to label a specific natural entity.
Analysis
The word 'condor' is a simplex loanword from Spanish. It does not contain separable morphemes within its modern English spelling.
Examples
The Andean condor is one of the world's largest flying birds.
We spotted a condor soaring on the thermal currents above the canyon.
Conservation efforts are crucial for protecting the endangered California condor.