Where does “zebraspin” come from?
zebraspin (Dutch) comes from Dutch zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos — swift.
zebraspin (Dutch): Any spider of genus Salticus
Definitions
- Any spider of genus Salticus
Ancestry of “zebraspin”, step by step
zebraspin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zebra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zebra | A zebra, a black-and-white striped equid of the... |
| 2 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 6 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 7 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
via Dutch spin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spin | spider, member of the order Araneae; particle... |
| 2 | English | spin | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction |
| 3 | Middle English | spinnen | To spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make... |
| 4 | Old English | spinnan | to spin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |