Where does “amazonianolingo” come from?
amazonianolingo (Finnish) comes from Finnish Amazonia, from English amazon, from Spanish Amazonas, from Spanish amazona, from Latin amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
amazonianolingo (Finnish): Allen's olingo, Bassaricyon alleni
Definitions
- Allen's olingo, Bassaricyon alleni
Ancestry of “amazonianolingo”, step by step
amazonianolingo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Amazonia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amazonia | Amazonia |
| 2 | English | amazon | A tall, strong, athletic woman |
| 3 | Spanish | Amazonas | — |
| 4 | Spanish | amazona | horsewoman; amazon |
| 5 | Latin | amazon | an Amazon |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀμαζών | Amazons, a nation of female warriors from western... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |