Where does “argentiinanvesirattu” come from?
argentiinanvesirattu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Argentiina, from Spanish argentina, from Spanish argentino, from Latin argentinus, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
argentiinanvesirattu (Finnish): Waterhouse's swamp rat, Scapteromys tumidus
Definitions
- Waterhouse's swamp rat, Scapteromys tumidus
Ancestry of “argentiinanvesirattu”, step by step
argentiinanvesirattu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Argentiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Argentiina | — |
| 2 | Spanish | argentina | feminine singular of argentino; female equivalent... |
| 3 | Spanish | argentino | silver, silvery; Argentinian, Argentine;... |
| 4 | Latin | argentinus | Argentinian; silvery |
| 5 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |