Where does “afrodiitti” come from?
afrodiitti (Finnish) comes from English Aphrodite, from Ancient Greek ἀφρός, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.
afrodiitti (Finnish): aphrodite mineral
Definitions
- aphrodite mineral
Ancestry of “afrodiitti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Aphrodite | The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀφρός | foam, of the sea; foam, slaver, froth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥bʰrós | rain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nebʰ- | to become damp, cloudy |