Where does “amerikanpitbullterrieri” come from?

amerikanpitbullterrieri (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.

amerikanpitbullterrieri (Finnish): Synonym of pitbull

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pitbull

Ancestry of “amerikanpitbullterrieri”, step by step

amerikanpitbullterrieri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Amerikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAmerikkaAmerica's; American; of America
2RussianАмерика
3New LatinAmerica
4ItalianAmerigo
5Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Finnish terrieri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterrieriterrier
2EnglishterrierA dog from a group of small, lively breeds,...
3Frenchterrierrelating to the ground, earth or land;...
4Middle Frenchterrier
5Old Frenchchien terrierterrier dog
6Old Frenchterrier
7Medieval Latinterrariusof earth
8LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
9Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Finnish pitbull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitbullpitbull, pit bull terrier
2Englishpitbullshortened form of pit bull terrier; An aggressive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs