Where does “rooikolmuskeljaatkat” come from?
rooikolmuskeljaatkat (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans rooi, from Dutch rooi, from Middle English roye, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
rooikolmuskeljaatkat (Afrikaans): Rusty-spotted genet (Genetta maculata)
Definitions
- Rusty-spotted genet (Genetta maculata)
Ancestry of “rooikolmuskeljaatkat”, step by step
rooikolmuskeljaatkat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans rooi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | rooi | red |
| 2 | Dutch | rooi | Alternative form of rood |
| 3 | Middle English | roye | — |
| 4 | Old French | roie | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |