Where does “kanoetstrandloper” come from?
kanoetstrandloper (Dutch) comes from Dutch kanoet, from Latin cānūtus, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “kanoetstrandloper”, step by step
kanoetstrandloper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kanoet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kanoet | knot, red knot |
| 2 | Latin | cānūtus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch strandloper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | strandloper | a sandpiper, used of certain waders of the family Scolopacidae, especially of the genus Calidris |
| 2 | Dutch | strand | beach, strand |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | strant | — |