Where does “Persian lynx” come from?
Persian lynx (English) comes from English Lynx, from Middle English lynx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
Ancestry of “Persian lynx”, step by step
Persian lynx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lynx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lynx | A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer |
| 2 | Middle English | lynx | lynx |
| 3 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 5 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English persian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | persian | Of, from, or pertaining to Persia |
| 2 | Middle English | Persien | Of or pertaining to Persia |
| 3 | Middle French | persien | Persian |
| 4 | Italian | persiano | Persian, Iranian; Persian; The fur of the karakul |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Persianus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Persia | Persia |
| 7 | Latin | Persa | A Persian |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Περσίς | Persian; a female Persian |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |