Where does “amazoninvalkodelfiini” come from?
amazoninvalkodelfiini (Finnish) comes from Finnish delfiini, from Swedish delfin, from German delphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.
amazoninvalkodelfiini (Finnish): tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis
Definitions
- tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis
Ancestry of “amazoninvalkodelfiini”, step by step
amazoninvalkodelfiini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish delfiini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | delfiini | short-beaked common dolphin, "Delphinus delphis";... |
| 2 | Swedish | delfin | dolphin |
| 3 | German | delphin | dolphin |
| 4 | Latin | delphīnus | a dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δελφίν | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δελφύς | the womb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelbʰ- | the womb |
via Finnish Amazon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amazon | of Amazon |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀμαζών | Amazons, a nation of female warriors from western... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |