Where does “felinologically” come from?
felinologically (English) comes from English felinological, from English felinology, from English feline, from Latin fēlis, from Portuguese Onça, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza — to turn.
felinologically (English): In a felinological manner or fashion
Definitions
- In a felinological manner or fashion
Ancestry of “felinologically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | felinological | Pertaining to felinology |
| 2 | English | felinology | The study of cats |
| 3 | English | feline | Of or pertaining to cats; catlike; A cat; member... |
| 4 | Latin | fēlis | Former constellation between Antlia and Hydra |
| 5 | Portuguese | Onça | English or American ounce, a unit of mass equal to 28.35 g |
| 6 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 7 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 8 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 10 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 12 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 13 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 14 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 15 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 16 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |