Where does “klipspringer” come from?
klipspringer (English) comes from Afrikaans klipspringer, from Dutch klipspringer, from Dutch springer, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
klipspringer (English): A small antelope native to eastern and southern...
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- A small antelope native to eastern and southern...
Ancestry of “klipspringer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | klipspringer | klipspringer |
| 2 | Dutch | klipspringer | the klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus |
| 3 | Dutch | springer | — |
| 4 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |