Editing Grebe (section)

==Etymology==
The word "grebe" comes from the French {{Lang|fr|grèbe}}, which is of unknown origin and dating to 1766. It is possibly from the Breton "krib" meaning 'comb', this referring to the crests of many of the European species. However, {{Lang|fr|grèbe}} was used to refer to gulls. The appearance of "grebe" in the English language was introduced in 1768 by the Welsh naturalist [[Thomas Pennant]] when he adopted the word for the family. Some of the smaller species are often referred to as "dabchick", which originated in the mid 16th century English as they were said to be chick-like birds that dive. The clade names "Podicipediformes" and "Podicipedidae" is based on the genus ''[[Podiceps]]'' which is a combination of Latin of {{Lang|la|podex}}, [[Genitive case#Latin|gen.]] {{Lang|la|podicis}} ("rear-end" or "anus") and {{Lang|la|pes}} ("foot"), a reference to the placement of a grebe's legs towards the rear of its body.<ref name="Ogilvie2002"/>