Where does “amerikankääpiöterrieri” come from?
amerikankääpiöterrieri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Amerikka, from Russian Америка, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikankääpiöterrieri (Finnish): Toy Fox Terrier
Definitions
- Toy Fox Terrier
Ancestry of “amerikankääpiöterrieri”, step by step
amerikankääpiöterrieri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Amerikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amerikka | America's; American; of America |
| 2 | Russian | Америка | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Finnish kääpiöterrieri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kääpiöterrieri | either an English Toy Terrier or a toy fox terrier |
| 2 | Finnish | terrieri | terrier |
| 3 | English | terrier | A dog from a group of small, lively breeds,... |
| 4 | French | terrier | relating to the ground, earth or land;... |
| 5 | Middle French | terrier | — |
| 6 | Old French | chien terrier | terrier dog |
| 7 | Old French | terrier | — |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | terrarius | of earth |
| 9 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |