Where does “koninginnenpage” come from?
koninginnenpage (Dutch) comes from Dutch page, from Middle Dutch page, from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids — few, little; smallness.
koninginnenpage (Dutch): swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Definitions
- swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Ancestry of “koninginnenpage”, step by step
koninginnenpage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch page
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | page | page; A page, a butterfly of the family... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | page | — |
| 3 | Old French | page | page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material |
| 4 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Dutch koningin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koningin | queen |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | coninginne | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kuninginna | — |