Where does “bontkwagga” come from?
bontkwagga (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans bont, from Dutch bont, from Middle Dutch bont, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
bontkwagga (Afrikaans): plains zebra
Definitions
- plains zebra
Ancestry of “bontkwagga”, step by step
bontkwagga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans bont
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | bont | motley, pied, especially in black-and-white |
| 2 | Dutch | bont | fur; multi-coloured, party-coloured, motley,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bont | bundle, truss |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |