Where does “atlaskuonokas” come from?
atlaskuonokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish Atlas, from Latin Ātlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
atlaskuonokas (Finnish): North African elephant shrew, Petrosaltator rozeti
Definitions
- North African elephant shrew, Petrosaltator rozeti
Ancestry of “atlaskuonokas”, step by step
atlaskuonokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Atlas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Atlas | atlas collection of maps |
| 2 | Latin | Ātlās | the Titan Atlas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄτλας | the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |