Where does “auroraperhonen” come from?
auroraperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.
auroraperhonen (Finnish): orange tip butterfly of the genus
Definitions
- orange tip butterfly of the genus
Ancestry of “auroraperhonen”, step by step
auroraperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Aurora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Aurora | Aurora |
| 2 | Latin | aurōra | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | auzōs | dawn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwsōs | dawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éws-os-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |
via Finnish perhonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perhonen | insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth... |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |