Where does “Abe's salamander” come from?
Abe's salamander (English) comes from English salamander, from Middle English salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás — darkness, shadow.
Abe's salamander (English): Hynobius abei, a critically endangered species of salamander endemic to Japan
Definitions
- Hynobius abei, a critically endangered species of salamander endemic to Japan
Ancestry of “Abe's salamander”, step by step
Abe's salamander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English salamander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salamander | A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of... |
| 2 | Middle English | salamandre | — |
| 3 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 4 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 6 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 7 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via English abe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abe | To be |
| 2 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 3 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 4 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 5 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |