Where does “klipspringer” come from?

klipspringer (Dutch) comes from Dutch springer, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

klipspringer (Dutch): the klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus

Definitions

  1. the klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus

Ancestry of “klipspringer”, step by step

klipspringer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch springer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspringer—
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri—
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Dutch klip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkliprock or cliff in or around sea water; dune, sandy...
2Middle Dutchclippe—
3Old Dutchklippa—
4Proto-Germanicklippō—

Words derived from “klipspringer”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →