Where does “alppisinappiperhonen” come from?

alppisinappiperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinappiperhonen, from Finnish sinappi, from Swedish senap, from Latin sināpi, from Latin sināpis, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.

alppisinappiperhonen (Finnish): lofty Bath white, peak white, Pontia callidice syn. Pieris callidice

Definitions

  1. lofty Bath white, peak white, Pontia callidice syn. Pieris callidice

Ancestry of “alppisinappiperhonen”, step by step

alppisinappiperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sinappiperhonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinappiperhoneneastern Bath white, Pontia edusa
2Finnishsinappimustard
3Swedishsenapmustard
4Latinsināpiwhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain
5Latinsināpis—
6Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
7Demoticsnwpt—

via Finnish Alpit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAlpit—
2LatinAlpēswith adjective a particular portion of the Alps
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek σίναπι →Every word from Latin sināpis →