Where does “Neandersovan” come from?
Neandersovan (English) comes from English Denisovan, from English -an, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Neandersovan (English): The postulated common ancestor of both Neanderthals and Denisovans
Definitions
- The postulated common ancestor of both Neanderthals and Denisovans
Ancestry of “Neandersovan”, step by step
Neandersovan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Denisovan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Denisovan | Of or pertaining to an extinct grouping of the... |
| 2 | English | -an | Of or pertaining to; |
| 3 | Italian | -ana | -an, -y |
| 4 | Spanish | -ana | feminine singular of -ano |
| 5 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English neanderthal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neanderthal | Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal |
| 2 | German | Neanderthal | Neander valley |
| 3 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 4 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 5 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 6 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |