Where does “bruin hiëna” come from?
bruin hiëna (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans hiëna, from Dutch hyena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus — in.
bruin hiëna (Afrikaans): brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea)
Definitions
- brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea)
Ancestry of “bruin hiëna”, step by step
bruin hiëna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans hiëna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | hiëna | hyena |
| 2 | Dutch | hyena | hyena, any member of the family Hyaenidae |
| 3 | Latin | hyaena | a hyena |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὕαινα | hyena |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 6 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 7 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 8 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 9 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |