Where does “processievlinder” come from?
processievlinder (Dutch) comes from Dutch processie, from Latin processio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
processievlinder (Dutch): processionary moth, butterfly of the family Thaumetopoeidae
Definitions
- processionary moth, butterfly of the family Thaumetopoeidae
Ancestry of “processievlinder”, step by step
processievlinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch processie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | processie | procession (a group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner) |
| 2 | Latin | processio | advance; procession |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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- | — |