Where does “böhminseepra” come from?
böhminseepra (Finnish) comes from Finnish seepra, from Swedish zebra, from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus — swift.
böhminseepra (Finnish): Grant's zebra, Equus quagga boehmi, a subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga
Definitions
- Grant's zebra, Equus quagga boehmi, a subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga
Ancestry of “böhminseepra”, step by step
böhminseepra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seepra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seepra | zebra |
| 2 | Swedish | zebra | zebra |
| 3 | Italian | zebra | zebra; zebra crossing |
| 4 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 8 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 9 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
via English Bohm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bohm | — |