Where does “monarchvlinder” come from?
monarchvlinder (Dutch) comes from Dutch monarch, from Middle Dutch monarcha, from Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
monarchvlinder (Dutch): monarch
Definitions
- monarch
Ancestry of “monarchvlinder”, step by step
monarchvlinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch monarch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | monarch | monarch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | monarcha | — |
| 3 | Latin | monarcha | monarch, ruler |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μονάρχης | Alternative form of μόναρχος |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Dutch Vlinder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Vlinder | butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera |
| 2 | Dutch | vlinder | butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fî-faldrôn | flying, folding |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fifaldǭ | butterfly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pāpel- | — |