Where does “Etelä-Carolina” come from?
Etelä-Carolina (Finnish) comes from English Carolina, from English -ina, from Spanish -ina, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
Ancestry of “Etelä-Carolina”, step by step
Etelä-Carolina traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Carolina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Carolina | A placename |
| 2 | English | -ina | Used to form feminine nouns |
| 3 | Spanish | -ina | -ine; -in; A diminutive suffix for feminine nouns... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Finnish etelä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 2 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 3 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 5 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 6 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via English South Carolina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | South Carolina | — |