Where does “dwergnijlpaard” come from?
dwergnijlpaard (Dutch) comes from Dutch nijlpaard, from Dutch paard, from Middle Dutch pert, from Old Dutch pered, from Old High German parafred, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
dwergnijlpaard (Dutch): pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis, syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis)
Definitions
- pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis, syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis)
Ancestry of “dwergnijlpaard”, step by step
dwergnijlpaard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch nijlpaard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nijlpaard | hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius;... |
| 2 | Dutch | paard | A horse, "Equus caballus" or "Equus ferus"; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pert | horse |
| 4 | Old Dutch | pered | — |
| 5 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 6 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |