Where does “paradise skipper” come from?
paradise skipper (English) comes from English skipper, from English skip, from English skep, from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
paradise skipper (English): Any butterfly in the genus Abantis
Definitions
- Any butterfly in the genus Abantis
Ancestry of “paradise skipper”, step by step
paradise skipper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skipper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skipper | The master of a ship; A coach, director, or other... |
| 2 | English | skip | To move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap... |
| 3 | English | skep | A basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker |
| 4 | Dutch | scheppen | to create |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Paradise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Paradise | Heaven |
| 2 | Middle English | paradis | — |
| 3 | Old English | paradīs | paradise |
| 4 | Old French | paradis | Paradise (Heaven) |
| 5 | Latin | paradīsus | park, orchard, yard |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράδεισος | the garden owned by the Persian nobility;... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | paridayĵah | circular boundary wall; place enclosed by a circular boundary wall |